neildytham
Active Member
So I'm making a pilsner - this is my first time using something other than Ale Yeast.
Everything seems to be going great, it has been fermentig at around 50 degrees for almost 3 weeks (today). I am brewing a 5 gallon bath and using WYEAST 2001 Pilsner Urquell Activator yeast - I think at the time I pitched I realized that I should maybe have used more yeast (some people on these forums said that was the case and why it started slowly).
OG was 1.054
It is still bubbling away slowly and I checked with a Hydro yesterday and it is at 1.018.
So I suppose my question is really - when should I consider it ready to bottle?
Should I secondary ferment even if the gravity gets much lower or skip this and go straight to bottling?
If I leave it much longer will the settled yeast leave a bad flavor in the beer?
Note: I tasted it yesterday and it was really nice, perhaps a little sweet still....
I'd appreciate any thoughts/comments.
Thanks!
Everything seems to be going great, it has been fermentig at around 50 degrees for almost 3 weeks (today). I am brewing a 5 gallon bath and using WYEAST 2001 Pilsner Urquell Activator yeast - I think at the time I pitched I realized that I should maybe have used more yeast (some people on these forums said that was the case and why it started slowly).
OG was 1.054
It is still bubbling away slowly and I checked with a Hydro yesterday and it is at 1.018.
So I suppose my question is really - when should I consider it ready to bottle?
Should I secondary ferment even if the gravity gets much lower or skip this and go straight to bottling?
If I leave it much longer will the settled yeast leave a bad flavor in the beer?
Note: I tasted it yesterday and it was really nice, perhaps a little sweet still....
I'd appreciate any thoughts/comments.
Thanks!