Just started my First Brew

[Truble]

You've been brainwashed by the Megabrews. No you know why they want their product serveed ice cold-so you can't taste it.

 

[BrewProject]

You've been brainwashed by the Megabrews. No you know why they want their product serveed ice cold-so you can't taste it.

 

[BrewProject]

ok, tonight i am still bubbling out of the airlock at 1 bubble every 10 seconds.

tomorrow night is the completion of 1 week in my primary. following the 1-2-3 method, tomorrow night is my night to rack to my secondary.

my question is; has my fermentation slowed enough to move to the secondary?

based on the progress of the bubbling, i might expect to see 1 bubble every 12-15 seconds tomorrow night...

what do you experts say?

thanks

 

[Exo]

When the krausen drops and you see liquid on the surface then you'll know when it's time to rack to secondary.

 

[BrewProject]

When the krausen drops and you see liquid on the surface then you'll know when it's time to rack to secondary.

cool, i'll take a peek at it tomorrow night after work.


EDIT: btw, i just went and counted bubbles again, and it's already dropped off to 1 per 12 seconds, so its dropping off now.

 

[BrewProject]

ok, i just racked to the secondary...

everything went fairly smoothly...

A few points that might be noteworthy.
- SG measured in at 1.014, ABV should be at 4.6% now
- The trub on the bottom was only about 1/4" thick. I may have sucked up a little bit at the end however (not much however).
- Taste is much more beer like. i can taste the alcohol for sure. the sweetness although slighty still there has mellowed quite a bit.
- krausen had subsided.

one question, is this lack of trub normal? i was expecting an inch or more.

anyway, i am into the secondary for some clearing now. here's some pics:

just after popping the lid on the primary

SG reading:

Beer clarity:

 

[BrewProject]

the rest of the pictures...

Racking:

In the Secondary:

Trub:

 

[BrewProject]

another quick question...

i have washed out the plastic bucket i used for a primary and can still smell the alcohol in it. i used some product that came with the kit.

should i put some other kind of soap in it and let it soak?

thanks

 

[BrewProject]

bump

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

you can also do the 1 week 2 week, keg method whereas you can drink your beer without waitng 3 week to carbonate. Bets decison I ever made.

Now back to my new 3 tier build....

 

[BrewProject]

you can also do the 1 week 2 week, keg method whereas you can drink your beer without waitng 3 week to carbonate. Bets decison I ever made.

Now back to my new 3 tier build....

I will probably look into a kegerator next year after I get out of my apartment and into a house.

 

[BrewProject]

just checked on the airlock on the secondary.

1 bubble every 45 seconds, so fermentation continues....

my SG would only need to drop off another 3/1000th to get a 5.0 ABV percentage. :rockin:

what's the chance of that with a bubble every 45 seconds?

 

[BrewProject]

bubbling off to 1 minute and 15 secs per bubble now....

droping fast...

Clearing time...

 

[BrewProject]

this John Bull American Bull got bottled yesterday...

Taste was really good. Even the SWMBO liked it...

FG 1.010, so ABV = 5.1%

WOOHOO :rockin:

 

[Passload]

Congrats!!!

A little info on your beer:

Cheers!
Justin

 

[BrewProject]

Congrats!!!

A little info on your beer:

Cheers!
Justin

thanks man, that Beer Smith program looks cool. I am downloading the FREE trial version now.

 

[tockeyhockey]

You're not harping... I appreciate all your responses.

Criticize when necessary dude.... But so far, i have heard any criticism, just constructive comments...

i'll add one more -- i wouldn't ferment in a priming bucket, only because you are going to get a lot of nasty yeast cake stuck in the spigot, making it harder to clean fully for your next go round. only ferment in a bucket or carboy, not a spigotted priming bucket.

 

[BrewProject]

i'll add one more -- i wouldn't ferment in a priming bucket, only because you are going to get a lot of nasty yeast cake stuck in the spigot, making it harder to clean fully for your next go round. only ferment in a bucket or carboy, not a spigotted priming bucket.

will do from now on, now that i have two buckets of each (2 with spigots, 2 without).

When i started this batch I only had two buckets and wanted my Spigot available for bottling... Since I planned on a secondary, I had no choice. Good news is my trub was less than 1/3"...

but great point, thanks for sharing... :rockin: