FruityHops
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This is my first brew ever. OG was 1.065, it was a pale ale extract kit and I hit the target 5 gal volume, but gravity was 10 points high for some reason.
It fermented for a week at 64F-65F ambient temp. Then I moved it to 66F-68F ambient temp.
Gravity the day I changed the temp (after 7 days) was 1.017 and color was lite and golden. After three days of warmer temps (10 days total) gravity was 1.013 and color had changed darker amber, almost red.
I was planning on bottling today. Today (13 days total) the gravity is 1.012 and there is a pronounced green apple smell and taste, presumably acetaldehyde.
Should I bottle today and hope the off flavor clears, or let it sit in the fermenter another week in an attempt to clear the off flavor and then bottle?
It fermented for a week at 64F-65F ambient temp. Then I moved it to 66F-68F ambient temp.
Gravity the day I changed the temp (after 7 days) was 1.017 and color was lite and golden. After three days of warmer temps (10 days total) gravity was 1.013 and color had changed darker amber, almost red.
I was planning on bottling today. Today (13 days total) the gravity is 1.012 and there is a pronounced green apple smell and taste, presumably acetaldehyde.
Should I bottle today and hope the off flavor clears, or let it sit in the fermenter another week in an attempt to clear the off flavor and then bottle?