Is my IPA done?

[Trimmer]

So my IPA has been sitting in the primary fermenter for a month and the gravity is reading 1.02. It should be at 1.015. I have a party two weeks from now so I really want to carb this beer on CO2 asap. Ok to keg, or do I wait a day or two and lose a couple days of Carbonation. 1.02 is a little high for an IPA right?

Tim

 

[GrogNerd]

extract batch? might be a case of the 1.020 Curse

if you take another reading and it's 1.020 again, it is probably done fermenting. that and the fact that it's been in primary for a month, you are probably safe to keg it

(woohoo! another NoVA homebrewer! nice bar build too)

 

[hs0656]

How many hydrometer readings have you taken so far? If your unsure if its finished, your safest bet (as most will tell you) is to take three hydro readings three days in a row. If it hasn't changed, its done. As far as the carbonation is concerned, you can carb it in a matter of days if you have your pressure set correctly and have the beer cold enough. I carb mine in around 3 days or so from the time I keg.

 

[GrogNerd]

unless it's a big beer, a month in primary is plenty and a 3rd reading would be superfluous.

 

[Trimmer]

I am going to keg this damn beer tonight. whether it is done or not it is going to be fantastic! Grog Nerd I love the skins picture. Class. You should see the finished bar pictures. It's looks great with the trim and stools up.

Fairfax Station represent!!!
Tim