Rhys79
Well-Known Member
I started a batch of Coopers Real Ale Wednesday night. It's been right about 4 days now, and the fermentation seems to have stopped as of yesterday morning. The airlock bubbled a little for about 24hrs or so, then nothing. This is only my second batch, so I'm still new to this. I went and picked up another packet of yeast at the LBS, figuring I had a stuck fermentation. I went ahead and rehydrated and pitched the second packet of yeast, and then it dawned on me I should check the SG. It was already down under 1.020 (OSG 1.052)!!! I'm assuming the extra yeast won't hurt anything?? My first batch (granted, completely different brew and yeast...), took a week to finish fermenting. I figure I'll give it a couple of days and check the SG again, and if it hasn't changed, I'll go ahead and bottle it. Also, I stuck my nose over the bucket to smell it, and it had a very strong, burns your nostrils when you inhale odor. Is that just due to the CO2 sitting on top, or something else??
TIA!!
TIA!!