bennettsci
Member
Hi everyone-
I've been lurking the forum now for almost a month as I've slowly bought things to put my brewing kit together. I have a couple more last minute questions that I'd appreciate some help with.
1) I'm only planning on doing a primary fermenter this time 'round. I'm wondering how I should take my hydrometer readings to see if the fermenting is done. Is it okay to take the lid off the bucket during the process? I have an airlock (its one of those Lowe's gasket-sealed polypropylene buckets) for the bucket, but I won't bother drilling the hole for it if it's okay to open once or twice to take some measurements.
2) Before bottling, is it a good idea to let the beer sit for a short time to let any stowaway sediments settle to the bottom?
3) Because I'm not using a secondary, do you have any suggestions for a good first-time recipe that comes out well with a primary only?
Thanks for the thoughts!
I've been lurking the forum now for almost a month as I've slowly bought things to put my brewing kit together. I have a couple more last minute questions that I'd appreciate some help with.
1) I'm only planning on doing a primary fermenter this time 'round. I'm wondering how I should take my hydrometer readings to see if the fermenting is done. Is it okay to take the lid off the bucket during the process? I have an airlock (its one of those Lowe's gasket-sealed polypropylene buckets) for the bucket, but I won't bother drilling the hole for it if it's okay to open once or twice to take some measurements.
2) Before bottling, is it a good idea to let the beer sit for a short time to let any stowaway sediments settle to the bottom?
3) Because I'm not using a secondary, do you have any suggestions for a good first-time recipe that comes out well with a primary only?
Thanks for the thoughts!