first timer afer from advice

[mickod88]

Evening All. I've recently got myself into home brewing and am doing my first one now. Went for the gluten free "gone with the wheat" home brew because my sister-in-law is Celiac and it would be nice for xmas. Now, i followed the instructions that came with it exactly, and because of work, the "beer" has been in it Fermentation tank for a few days extra. Tonight i went to check the Specific Gravity, and it's still too high (reading 1.30 i think) and it needs to be on or lower than 1.010 i think. Is this still going well?

Cheers!

Mick.

 

[fartinmartin]

Whoa, next Xmas for sure , 2014!

 

[JR_Brewer]

That's a tough one, you probably won't have a finished product by Christmas; however it's possible to have it in bottles by Christmas (in which case tell your SIL to give it a few weeks). Here are some options:

1 - Gently swirl the carboy/bucket to get more yeast into suspension.

2 - Warm the beer up to the low 70's (F) and see if it finishes up.

3 - Add a different type of yeast.

4 - Make a starter with a different type of yeast, and pitch it the next day (once it's chugging along).

If it were me, and I really wanted the beer as soon as possible, I'd do #1 and #2 while making the starter for #4, and pitch as soon as the new yeast is really chugging.

 

[mickod88]

ah ok. i'm only going by the instructions, and it says it should only have been in the fermenter for 7 days or so, and it's been in for 10 days now. i'll give #1 and #2 a shot and keep an eye on it. how often should i take a reading with the hydrometer?

 

[Ash_Mathew]

Whenever I have made the "Gone with the wheat" kits, it only ever takes about 7 days. Then bottled up and it's been fine. Stick it into a warm area and see if it gets going, again.