creole_hops
Well-Known Member
I know, I know...75%, wait 3 days, yada yada yada.
However I deliberately altered my gravity after taking my SG so now im confused.
Basically I took an SG of 1.050. After 3 days I noticed that I did not see as much action as I anticipated. I discovered that the rubber stopper around the airlock was a little loose and was letting the CO2 out of it instead of the airlock. Out of desperation and panic I corrected the issue and also added 4oz of maple syrup ( im making a 2 gall batch) to add more fermentables.
After 8 days in the primary, I have a gravity reading of 1.012. Under normal circumstances, I would leave it there for another 5 days to make sure she holds steady but I would really like to serve this Sierra Nevada clone at a dinner party in 17 days. I plan on moving to a secondary to clarify for 3 days and dry hopping. Which leave exactly 2 weeks for bottle carbonation.
I quess my question is should I get those hopes of serving in 17 days out of my mind or is it ok to move to the secondary now? I am not sure what effect the Maple syrup had on the FG.
Thanks as always
However I deliberately altered my gravity after taking my SG so now im confused.
Basically I took an SG of 1.050. After 3 days I noticed that I did not see as much action as I anticipated. I discovered that the rubber stopper around the airlock was a little loose and was letting the CO2 out of it instead of the airlock. Out of desperation and panic I corrected the issue and also added 4oz of maple syrup ( im making a 2 gall batch) to add more fermentables.
After 8 days in the primary, I have a gravity reading of 1.012. Under normal circumstances, I would leave it there for another 5 days to make sure she holds steady but I would really like to serve this Sierra Nevada clone at a dinner party in 17 days. I plan on moving to a secondary to clarify for 3 days and dry hopping. Which leave exactly 2 weeks for bottle carbonation.
I quess my question is should I get those hopes of serving in 17 days out of my mind or is it ok to move to the secondary now? I am not sure what effect the Maple syrup had on the FG.
Thanks as always
