ayrton
Well-Known Member
This question has several parts. A lot of people here seem to do their primary ferment for a week (that 1-2-3 rule), but the Joy of Homebrewing says you can rack to the secondary fermenter as soon as fermentation slows significantly or stops, which is usually on the third or fourth day. What's the deal here?
Last night I racked the beer from my plastic primary fermenter to my glass carboy. My OG was 1.066, and when I took a reading last night, it was 1.028. Is this too high for (what will presumably be) final gravity, or will that give a nice body to it?
Also, why wasn't all the sugar burnt off? I've heard that an aquarium aerator is a good thing to get and place in the wort during the primary fermentation, but wouldn't that introduce contaminants?
Next, I have some dry lager yeast, but I originally pitched liquid White Labs German Bock yeast. Should I hydrate the dry yeast and pitch it?
Lastly, this was supposed to be a bock, but when I took a taste test, it tasted a lot like a raspberry wheat beer with a funny aftertaste once in a while. How much do bocks mellow? Will the flavor improve with the aging in the secondary fermenter and bottles?
Thanks all!
Last night I racked the beer from my plastic primary fermenter to my glass carboy. My OG was 1.066, and when I took a reading last night, it was 1.028. Is this too high for (what will presumably be) final gravity, or will that give a nice body to it?
Also, why wasn't all the sugar burnt off? I've heard that an aquarium aerator is a good thing to get and place in the wort during the primary fermentation, but wouldn't that introduce contaminants?
Next, I have some dry lager yeast, but I originally pitched liquid White Labs German Bock yeast. Should I hydrate the dry yeast and pitch it?
Lastly, this was supposed to be a bock, but when I took a taste test, it tasted a lot like a raspberry wheat beer with a funny aftertaste once in a while. How much do bocks mellow? Will the flavor improve with the aging in the secondary fermenter and bottles?
Thanks all!