Hydrometer vs. Air-lock Activity??

Hello All,

A newbie question, sorry. I have read repeatedly that fermentation is done when you get the same SG over two to three successive days, which I did:

Day 6 - 1.014
Day 7 - 1.014
Day 8 - 1.014

(OG - 1.066, Coopers Stout Extract + 3lb Amber DME + 5 Gallons water)

So if there is still activity, very very very slight, apparant in the air-lock, do you go ahead and bottle??

(When I removed the last sample from the tap (Coopers fermenter) the water in the air-lock was drawn from one "bulb" to the other, an hour later, I could see that the water had been slightly push back into the second "bulb").

Thanks - Peter

Trust the hydrometer, not the airlock. Go ahead and bottle.

Ed

Thank you!

No problem, anytime.

Ed

Read this....

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/1217925-post3.html

An airlock is the beer god's anus. Just because it blows off, it doesn't mean you are about to be covered in poo.

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

An airlock is the beer god's anus. Just because it blows off, it doesn't mean you are about to be covered in poo.

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And off we go to the memorable quotes page....

Revvy said:

And off we go to the memorable quotes page....

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You just got suckered! I wrote it solely for that purpose!

Keep it in primary for 2 to 3 weeks. If you bottle to early you have a higher chance of bottle bombs! Just let the beer do its thing. I usually dont even take a reading until I bottle. Some people might not agree with that but I have not had a problem yet. Im a new brewer as well but hope this helped.

Wow, very active board! All these guys know better than me so... take their advise.