I brewed my first batch (a lhbs American lager http://www.listermann.com/Store/Details.asp?ID=971) this past Monday. The initial OG was around 1.044 although not real easy to read since I tried using my hydrometer in the wine thief. Started bubbling just after 24hrs and stopped sometime Friday night. Last night (sat) I took a gravity reading and it was around 1.004 (again used the wine thief) and added the dry hop pellets. Is this an ok time frame? I did not taste it but it smelled like beer. I plan on leaving it in the primary till at least next weekend when I have my keezer done and I can stick it in a corny and cold crash it before I pressurize it with co2. Or would it be better to cold crash with CO2?
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