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Just FYI. I intend to let this batch sit at ~10-12 (where I have been serving my sunking kegs). I've been taking small pulls to sample flavor and carbonation, but it's not ready on either front methinks. Got my next starter going now. Brewing next batch on Wednesday. Patience is building in me.

Thanks for all the input! I racked to keg today. Chilling with pressure on at 12 (since I'm drinking off my other tap). If I understand, it's going to be a week or two before the beer is properly carbonated... Is that right? Anyhow, took another FG and found it was stable. Tasted good...

I read 68. Is that right?

Forgot about weighing down the dry hops. Oops.

Just took another gravity reading. 1.012. Going to keg tomorrow. A little heat. But only maybe. A little peach note in the aroma. Think it's going to taste great. Drank the whole thiefed bit this time. Flat but tasty. Great! Thanks for the assistance!

I did take a gravity reading... but I didn't take 2 readings over a couple of days. I'll make a note of that going forward. Sounds like at this point I'll check gravity again in about 4 days... then again a couple of days after that. Assuming FG is stable, I'll rack to keg at that time...

So... I know I'm being impatient. Right? But I'm just looking for a little validation. I brewed my first batch with a friend (who's brewed several quality beers) and after reading "How to Brew". I'm pretty sure we did everything right and followed the recipe (Great Fermentations "Brain...