Barkingshins
Active Member
Hello,
I am new to this community and this is my first post. My name is Brian and I am in the process of brewing my first batch of beer. I purchased a beer-making kit from a local brewer supplier here in Minneapolis along with a kit for an English Brown Ale. Everything has gone smoothly thus far but I have one question regarding how to know when fermenting is done.
I did my boil and pitched the yeast on Saturday. Today is Thursday which means that my beer has been fermenting for only five days now. My OG was 1.045. On Tuesday morning I took a gravity reading and it was ~1.012. This morning, two days later, I did another reading and it was still at ~1.012. There was a lot of vigorous fermentation activity for about 36 hours but then it tapered off quickly and after about 48 hours, it seemed to have stopped entirely. Unless I am missing something, this would seem to suggest that my fermentation has completed. Can this be true despite the fact that it has been fermenting for significantly less time than the instructions that came with the Ale kit suggested (nine to eleven days)? Should I proceed with priming/bottling or is something amiss here?
Some details -
Amber Malt Extract
Galena Bittering Hops
Cascade Finishing Hops
Ale Yeast
Fermented at a steady 68°
If any other info is required to properly assess the situation, please let me know. Any insight your collective experience can provide would be much appreciated.
-Brian
I am new to this community and this is my first post. My name is Brian and I am in the process of brewing my first batch of beer. I purchased a beer-making kit from a local brewer supplier here in Minneapolis along with a kit for an English Brown Ale. Everything has gone smoothly thus far but I have one question regarding how to know when fermenting is done.
I did my boil and pitched the yeast on Saturday. Today is Thursday which means that my beer has been fermenting for only five days now. My OG was 1.045. On Tuesday morning I took a gravity reading and it was ~1.012. This morning, two days later, I did another reading and it was still at ~1.012. There was a lot of vigorous fermentation activity for about 36 hours but then it tapered off quickly and after about 48 hours, it seemed to have stopped entirely. Unless I am missing something, this would seem to suggest that my fermentation has completed. Can this be true despite the fact that it has been fermenting for significantly less time than the instructions that came with the Ale kit suggested (nine to eleven days)? Should I proceed with priming/bottling or is something amiss here?
Some details -
Amber Malt Extract
Galena Bittering Hops
Cascade Finishing Hops
Ale Yeast
Fermented at a steady 68°
If any other info is required to properly assess the situation, please let me know. Any insight your collective experience can provide would be much appreciated.
-Brian