jonwest
Member
I just finished brewing one of the Brewer's Best PSA IPA kits. I think everything went well, but I have a few questions/concerns.
1) The instructions called for 2.5 gal of clean water in the brew pot to make the wort. I used tap water knowing that the boil would kill anything. The problem comes when I added the remaining 2.5 gal to make a 5 gal batch. After I chilled the wort and moved it to the fermenter, I added 2.5 gal as the instructions called, but I used unboiled tap water. Is there any reason to be concerned?
2) When I was chilling the wort, I had a hard time getting it down to the 70*F the instructions called for. I finally added the remaining water and pitched the yeast (Nottingham) at 79*F. Is this ok? Will it be ok if it maintains this temperature during fermentation? The instructions called for 64*-72*F during fermentation, but my house is warmer than that without turning on the A/C.
3) The instructions say within 4-6 days the bubbling will slow till there is no more CO2. From what I have read on here it seems like I need to leave it for much longer than 4-6 days. The OG was 1.060 and the instructions call for a FG of 1.012-1.016. Should I leave it in the primary for a while even after it has stabilized at the FG?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
1) The instructions called for 2.5 gal of clean water in the brew pot to make the wort. I used tap water knowing that the boil would kill anything. The problem comes when I added the remaining 2.5 gal to make a 5 gal batch. After I chilled the wort and moved it to the fermenter, I added 2.5 gal as the instructions called, but I used unboiled tap water. Is there any reason to be concerned?
2) When I was chilling the wort, I had a hard time getting it down to the 70*F the instructions called for. I finally added the remaining water and pitched the yeast (Nottingham) at 79*F. Is this ok? Will it be ok if it maintains this temperature during fermentation? The instructions called for 64*-72*F during fermentation, but my house is warmer than that without turning on the A/C.
3) The instructions say within 4-6 days the bubbling will slow till there is no more CO2. From what I have read on here it seems like I need to leave it for much longer than 4-6 days. The OG was 1.060 and the instructions call for a FG of 1.012-1.016. Should I leave it in the primary for a while even after it has stabilized at the FG?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.