Hi all, as the title suggests I'm a bit confused about when is the best time to bottle my brew.
Ok so starting from the beginning:
I started a Coopers Irish Red Ale last Thursday (17th Jan) had a very stable brew temp of 20C and the airlock was bubbling away really nicely. On Sunday I noticed it had stopped and the fermenter lid was no longer domed. On Monday (21st) I took a hydrometer reading and it was down to 1012. Today the reading was the same.
The kit instruction suggest that now is the time to bottle but from reading on this and other sites people seem to suggest leaving the brew in the FV for 10-14 days to allow the yeasties to clean up after themselves and then to move the FV into a cool place for 2-3 days to allow some of the sediment to drop and then to bottle.
How/what is the best method?
Ok so starting from the beginning:
I started a Coopers Irish Red Ale last Thursday (17th Jan) had a very stable brew temp of 20C and the airlock was bubbling away really nicely. On Sunday I noticed it had stopped and the fermenter lid was no longer domed. On Monday (21st) I took a hydrometer reading and it was down to 1012. Today the reading was the same.
The kit instruction suggest that now is the time to bottle but from reading on this and other sites people seem to suggest leaving the brew in the FV for 10-14 days to allow the yeasties to clean up after themselves and then to move the FV into a cool place for 2-3 days to allow some of the sediment to drop and then to bottle.
How/what is the best method?