First brew

[doyle19]

Does this look normal after 5 days

 

[andhou27]

That looks fine. The krausen falls after active fermentation and the rest of the hop and yeast solids float around. Eventually they will fall to the bottom. Don't worry, just keep it covered and let the yeast clean up. In another week or two, you will be good to go!

 

[doyle19]

Cool it said only to leave for 7 days. Do u recommend leaving till this falls. I to a sg reading it is 1.016

 

[DocScott]

Yes, leave it longer. Once FG is reached, leave it for another 5-7 days to clear and clean up flavors.

 

[andhou27]

If you're following a recipe I would stick to that. If you move it to a secondary or bottle it, it's going to fall eventually.

 

[kh54s10]

Do not go by a time schedule. Yeast do not own watches. If you do not already have a hydrometer, get one. You need to have a stable gravity over a period of 3 days to be sure you are at final gravity.

If you are not at final gravity and you bottle the beer you risk having further fermentation which could produce enough carbonation to risk exploding your bottles.

Many, including myself feel the yeast will continue to clean up off flavors for a while after the fermentation has finished. I usually let my primary go for 3 weeks then bottle.

 

[doyle19]

I has two bottles with it and a carbonation nozzle. Would rather it was clear when putting it into bottles

 

[doyle19]

How long does secondary fermentation take

 

[andhou27]

As long as you want it to! Usually depends on the beer type, but I would say no less than two weeks. Or, you can let it sit in the primary a little longer.