coopd3ville
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I just started my first brew on 9/18 it included the following ingredients
3.52 Lbs can of John Bull Amber (LME hopped)
1.4 Lbs can of Alexander's Pale (LME)
1 Lb Munton's Light (DME)
1 Oz Cascade Hop Pellets
11 g Windsor Brewing Yeast
I boiled one gallon of water, added all the malt and the hop pellets and let it boil for 1 hour. I made my yeast starter and took the wort off the heat, I waited 5 minutes and gave the wort a quick ice bath. Then i combined the wort with 4 gallons of somewhat cold water and added the yeast as well. I put my airlock on. The arilock was activley bubbling for 3 days then it started to slow down. I forgot to take a hydrometer reading when i made the wort. Last night I took the airlock off and inserted a sanatized piece of tubing. I siphened some out to take a hydrometer reading it was 1.020. Is a reading of 1.020 good after 7 days? My plan is to transfer the brew to my bottling bucket next tuesday which would be 14 days in the primary fermenter. I do not have a secondary fermenter, would it be ok to just bottle it after 14 days?
3.52 Lbs can of John Bull Amber (LME hopped)
1.4 Lbs can of Alexander's Pale (LME)
1 Lb Munton's Light (DME)
1 Oz Cascade Hop Pellets
11 g Windsor Brewing Yeast
I boiled one gallon of water, added all the malt and the hop pellets and let it boil for 1 hour. I made my yeast starter and took the wort off the heat, I waited 5 minutes and gave the wort a quick ice bath. Then i combined the wort with 4 gallons of somewhat cold water and added the yeast as well. I put my airlock on. The arilock was activley bubbling for 3 days then it started to slow down. I forgot to take a hydrometer reading when i made the wort. Last night I took the airlock off and inserted a sanatized piece of tubing. I siphened some out to take a hydrometer reading it was 1.020. Is a reading of 1.020 good after 7 days? My plan is to transfer the brew to my bottling bucket next tuesday which would be 14 days in the primary fermenter. I do not have a secondary fermenter, would it be ok to just bottle it after 14 days?