I am currently brewing this kit and just racked to my secondary 4 days ago. Does anyone have notes or experience brewing this. I'm curious as to what the final gravity should be. I followed the directions except I did a 90 min boil. I ended up with an og of 1.070. I racked this beer after 6 days in the primary. My thinking was I wanted to do it before fermentation was completely over so it would purge the head space. Is this wrong to do? My gravity at racking was 1.019. I'm afraid I stopped the fermentation since there are no more bubbles coming through my airlock. I used the dry yeast with the kit as well. I am probably worrying over nothing but any help would be appreciated.
Lakefront Brewery IBA Pro Series Extract Kit w/ Specialty Grains
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remman4
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That seems like a very short primary, but I don't secondary...
I would let it go for at least another 3 weeks before bottling and dry hop for no more than 10 days to avoid grassy flavors
Good luck!
I would let it go for at least another 3 weeks before bottling and dry hop for no more than 10 days to avoid grassy flavors
Good luck!
I think your fine, usually with IPA's fermenting for 7-10days before secondary is normal but allow at least the same time for the secondary (7-10days). Leave in the Bottle for at least 3 weeks thou. Hope it turns out good...
How would I know if I need to pitch more yeast before I bottle? I worry that I will not get carbonation in the bottle. Not only for this brew but for future brews, how can you check the condition of your yeast before bottling?
DrBergeron
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I would just relax and let it ride. RDWHAHB as they say. You have a better chance of screwing it up trying to fix a mistake that doesn't exist than having the beer turn out badly at this point.
It is beneficial for the yeast to sit on the yeast cake for a while, but it won't ruin a beer. You'll perhaps notice a more pronounced alcohol taste, but the beer will be edible.
For all IPAs this is the schedule I follow:
-Primary for 3 weeks - krausen should have fallen by this time
-Secondary for 1 week with dryhops
-bottles for 2 weeks room temp
-bottles for 1 week in fridge
Haven't made a bad one yet, IMO.
It is beneficial for the yeast to sit on the yeast cake for a while, but it won't ruin a beer. You'll perhaps notice a more pronounced alcohol taste, but the beer will be edible.
For all IPAs this is the schedule I follow:
-Primary for 3 weeks - krausen should have fallen by this time
-Secondary for 1 week with dryhops
-bottles for 2 weeks room temp
-bottles for 1 week in fridge
Haven't made a bad one yet, IMO.
remman4
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You will have plenty of yeast for bottling, only really high gravity beers may need new/different yeast for bottling due to alcohol tolerance
