nibiyabi
Well-Known Member
My first batch got started Friday night and the anticipation is killing me. It seems to be fermenting very nicely and smells great, so I'm pretty sure I'm past the worry stage for an infection. The instructions called for a 10-14 day fermentation followed by a 2-7 day wait in the keg (I have a kegging rather than bottling kit). I figured longer is better and I'm going to keg it at 14 days and start pouring at 21 days. Do you think that's enough for this guy? I probably wouldn't have bought this particular kit myself, but it came with my kegging kit so of course I wasn't going to let it go to waste! Here are the beer's "stats":
Estimated Original Gravity: 1.043
Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 4-4.5%
SRM (Color Range): 5.3
IBU's: 11-13
I actually hit 1.041 for the OG, which is fine I'm sure, but I'd rather be over than under. It also came with dry yeast, and I'm definitely going to use liquid yeast from now on. What are some signs that the fermentation and settling are done? According to the instructions, fermentation should be finishing up around this Friday, followed by settling being complete by no later than the following Friday. Do you all agree with this? I don't remember the specific ingredients off-hand, but those "stats" above should be enough for you to know, I'd imagine.
Anyway, thanks for creating this great resource, and I look forward to sharing my brews with you all for years to come!
Estimated Original Gravity: 1.043
Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 4-4.5%
SRM (Color Range): 5.3
IBU's: 11-13
I actually hit 1.041 for the OG, which is fine I'm sure, but I'd rather be over than under. It also came with dry yeast, and I'm definitely going to use liquid yeast from now on. What are some signs that the fermentation and settling are done? According to the instructions, fermentation should be finishing up around this Friday, followed by settling being complete by no later than the following Friday. Do you all agree with this? I don't remember the specific ingredients off-hand, but those "stats" above should be enough for you to know, I'd imagine.
Anyway, thanks for creating this great resource, and I look forward to sharing my brews with you all for years to come!