MaxPower49
Well-Known Member
My first batch is in the secondary right now and I was planning to bottle this weekend. Stayed in primary for about 8 days and has been in the secondary for close to 2 weeks. I haven't been checking gravity like I should have... I forgot to take an OG reading.
The lid on my plastic primary bucket is a pain in the ass to get off. The hole for the airlock starts breathing in and out like crazy as I push the lid down trying to remove it, and I thought I might be doing more harm than good (sucking a bunc of air into the fermenter) opening it to get a sample to test.
Now, in the secondary my turkey baster is not long enough to get down to the beer and get a sample. I guess I could get the racking can out and take a sample.
Do you think I would be ok, with the old 1 (primary), 2 (secondary), 3 (bottle), rule... or should I take readings? I have heard of bottles exploding if you bottle to early. :cross:
The lid on my plastic primary bucket is a pain in the ass to get off. The hole for the airlock starts breathing in and out like crazy as I push the lid down trying to remove it, and I thought I might be doing more harm than good (sucking a bunc of air into the fermenter) opening it to get a sample to test.
Now, in the secondary my turkey baster is not long enough to get down to the beer and get a sample. I guess I could get the racking can out and take a sample.
Do you think I would be ok, with the old 1 (primary), 2 (secondary), 3 (bottle), rule... or should I take readings? I have heard of bottles exploding if you bottle to early. :cross: