the second batch I checked the SG over 3 days and it actually finished 2pts below the recipes FG target. Trust me, I have learned to not take the instructions that come with kits as the final plan. That its pretty much what happend with my first brew, the directions said 1 week, so thats what...
is 1 week at room temp then in the fridge sufficient time for bottle carbing? or should I check a bottle every week untill they are carbed? I want to give some as christmas gifts but dont really want to have to give instructions with them except to let it sit in the fridge a couple weeks...
Thank you all for the help. I used 5oz of corn sugar as the primer. I think that most likely it wasn't finished fermenting when racked it from the primary.(being inexperienced and excited to get a finished product) I have refridgerated them and plan to forget about them for about a month and...
This is my first post and my first time brewing, I recently brewed a german style altbier from midwest supplies (extract), followed the directions to a T. and followed the 123 rule. I cracked open a bottle the other day and it did not taste very good. It had a tangy almost sweet taste and it...