Hey folks,
This is my first attempt at brewing, using a kit I bought at a local supply store and a Brewer's Best Weizenbier kit (their instructions are here). An experienced brewing friend recommended a second fermentation to get rid of the dead yeast and was nice enough to let me borrow a carboy to do so. My main question is how long should this last? When I transferred the beer to the carboy it had been at least 2, maybe 3 days since it stopped bubbling.
My secondary question may be the bigger issue - when brewing, I read the hydrometer wrong and added too much water to the wort. Instead of the OG being around 1.05, I'm pretty sure it was around 1.005. Is there anything I can do fix this? I poked around here a bit and it seems that it will result in lower ABV and as long as it's drinkable, that's a good start.
thanks,
Arp
This is my first attempt at brewing, using a kit I bought at a local supply store and a Brewer's Best Weizenbier kit (their instructions are here). An experienced brewing friend recommended a second fermentation to get rid of the dead yeast and was nice enough to let me borrow a carboy to do so. My main question is how long should this last? When I transferred the beer to the carboy it had been at least 2, maybe 3 days since it stopped bubbling.
My secondary question may be the bigger issue - when brewing, I read the hydrometer wrong and added too much water to the wort. Instead of the OG being around 1.05, I'm pretty sure it was around 1.005. Is there anything I can do fix this? I poked around here a bit and it seems that it will result in lower ABV and as long as it's drinkable, that's a good start.
thanks,
Arp