Jota21
Well-Known Member
I made my first Brewers Best Weizenbier extract brew 5 days ago (sunday). I racked to my primary, put in the airlock half full with sanitizer, and let it sit in a my pantry. I anticipated problems given that it's my first attempt, but everything went very smoothly.
I started seeing air bubbles on monday, but then they stopped on Wed. If i tapped the lid, i would get bubbles so i figured it just slowed down. Today I didn't get bubbles even if i pushed on the lid.
Before you ask, I am 100% positive that the lid, grommet, and airlock were on properly.
I drew a sample with my thief and got an OG of 1.010 - perfectly in the range that this kit says it should be. I'm going to check the OG again tomorrow, but with all the talk on here about leaving it in the primary for 3 weeks, I wanted to see what the odds are that it has completed fermenting after only 5 days. The sample looked like it had good even color and besides being 70 degrees and flat, had a very good flavor. (yes i drank the sample. If they really wanted me to return it to the primary like their directions suggest, they wouldn't have named their device a 'thief'
Also, I have a 5 gallon glass carboy that I plan on using as a secondary. I know this is heavily debated, but I want to use if not for the only reason that this is my first batch and i'd like to be able to see it.
I'll give it a week or two in the carboy, then rack it to my bottling bucket with my priming sugar and start filling bottles, which will sit in a dark room for a few weeks.
I started seeing air bubbles on monday, but then they stopped on Wed. If i tapped the lid, i would get bubbles so i figured it just slowed down. Today I didn't get bubbles even if i pushed on the lid.
Before you ask, I am 100% positive that the lid, grommet, and airlock were on properly.
I drew a sample with my thief and got an OG of 1.010 - perfectly in the range that this kit says it should be. I'm going to check the OG again tomorrow, but with all the talk on here about leaving it in the primary for 3 weeks, I wanted to see what the odds are that it has completed fermenting after only 5 days. The sample looked like it had good even color and besides being 70 degrees and flat, had a very good flavor. (yes i drank the sample. If they really wanted me to return it to the primary like their directions suggest, they wouldn't have named their device a 'thief'
Also, I have a 5 gallon glass carboy that I plan on using as a secondary. I know this is heavily debated, but I want to use if not for the only reason that this is my first batch and i'd like to be able to see it.
I'll give it a week or two in the carboy, then rack it to my bottling bucket with my priming sugar and start filling bottles, which will sit in a dark room for a few weeks.