laserghost
Well-Known Member
Hello – got an American amber fermenting right now that was brewed on May 5 (extract + specialty grains). Used WLP001 yeast, and it was fermenting hard within 12 hours. My OG was 1.054 (recipe is 1.055) and the recipe's final gravity estimates 1.012. Fermenter is sitting in a water bath 65–70 deg.
I was planning on leaving this in the primary for a month total, including a 5–6 day dry hop that I was going to add today. But I've read that fermentation should be complete before dry hopping. Here are my gravity readings so far, and all but the last one were taken at about room temp and adjusted on the scale – the last one was taken at a chilled 55 degrees, then adjusted:
1.020 on 5/12 | 1.0178 on 5/18 | 1.018 on 5/25 | 1.0162 on 5/27 (read at 55 degrees)
I know that I can't bend the fermentation schedule to mine, and I don't want to rush anything, but I'm wondering if I should take another reading back at room temp in a couple of days? I'm trying not to take too many readings, but curious about my first fermentation. Still just a few bubbles at the top, but mostly clear at the top and the hydro samples are pretty clear.
Seems like this should be a relatively easy process, taking 3 consecutive readings. I thought this last one was gonna hold steady with the previous two at about 1.018 but it seems to have dropped a couple points, if the reading was accurate.
Thoughts?
I was planning on leaving this in the primary for a month total, including a 5–6 day dry hop that I was going to add today. But I've read that fermentation should be complete before dry hopping. Here are my gravity readings so far, and all but the last one were taken at about room temp and adjusted on the scale – the last one was taken at a chilled 55 degrees, then adjusted:
1.020 on 5/12 | 1.0178 on 5/18 | 1.018 on 5/25 | 1.0162 on 5/27 (read at 55 degrees)
I know that I can't bend the fermentation schedule to mine, and I don't want to rush anything, but I'm wondering if I should take another reading back at room temp in a couple of days? I'm trying not to take too many readings, but curious about my first fermentation. Still just a few bubbles at the top, but mostly clear at the top and the hydro samples are pretty clear.
Seems like this should be a relatively easy process, taking 3 consecutive readings. I thought this last one was gonna hold steady with the previous two at about 1.018 but it seems to have dropped a couple points, if the reading was accurate.
Thoughts?
