nightrider
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Hello everyone! First post and first time brewer here. I was gifted a beginners brewer kit which was bought from a local brewery store. I chose to do a porter as a first beer and received the instructions sheet from the store owner.
As I am doing research on how others brew their beer, I have found some conflicting methods so I am a bit confused.
As per the instructions sheet:
First racking-- if the beer is left on the yeast longer than 6 days, it can stat to pick up a hash flavor from the dying yeast- so in most cases, racking is done 5 or 6 days after the fermentation started.
According some other methods on this, I should be looking at the specific gravity and note that its been stable for a couple of days (wouldnt this exceed that 6 day mark?) Also some members have their beer in their primarys for longer than 6 days!
Wouldnt want to mess up on the first brew!
EDIT: forgot to add that my yeast is safale-us-05 if that matters
As I am doing research on how others brew their beer, I have found some conflicting methods so I am a bit confused.
As per the instructions sheet:
First racking-- if the beer is left on the yeast longer than 6 days, it can stat to pick up a hash flavor from the dying yeast- so in most cases, racking is done 5 or 6 days after the fermentation started.
According some other methods on this, I should be looking at the specific gravity and note that its been stable for a couple of days (wouldnt this exceed that 6 day mark?) Also some members have their beer in their primarys for longer than 6 days!
Wouldnt want to mess up on the first brew!
EDIT: forgot to add that my yeast is safale-us-05 if that matters