RopesByEDK
Member
Hello all,
I have my second batch in my secondary now, and after a successful first batch I figured it was time to actually join the forum that I had read, and gathered so much info from.
Onto my question,
My second brew (an Oktoberfest extract kit from true brew... thanks Santa!) is in secondary now. My OG when I pitched the yeast was 1.040. The wort was 68F when I pitched. The instructions directed me NOT to re-hydrate the dried yeast packet, and the dried yeast packet indicated I should re-hydrate. So I had a brew, did some reading, flipped a coin, and pitched the dried yeast into the wort.
I got a flurry of airlock action for about 24 hours, but little kraussen (sp?).
I know from my detailed amount of reading that airlock action is NOT the only sign of fermentation. So waited till I hit one week and all had seemed still for a bit and racked it to secondary. When I racked I was at 1.016. Three days later I was at the same gravity. Two days later... pin on same gravity.
The instructions said I was shooting for 1.020.
So my main questions are;
1) Did I screw up anywhere with my decision on the yeast?
2) Is the FG reading (that has been steady for a week + now) a safe indication that I can move forward with bottling?
3) What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Sorry couldn't help myself there...
Thank you all for such a great community. My brewing experience started just after thanksgiving, and I have had a very welcoming time so far.
So that just about wraps my first post here, thank you...
Steve
I have my second batch in my secondary now, and after a successful first batch I figured it was time to actually join the forum that I had read, and gathered so much info from.
Onto my question,
My second brew (an Oktoberfest extract kit from true brew... thanks Santa!) is in secondary now. My OG when I pitched the yeast was 1.040. The wort was 68F when I pitched. The instructions directed me NOT to re-hydrate the dried yeast packet, and the dried yeast packet indicated I should re-hydrate. So I had a brew, did some reading, flipped a coin, and pitched the dried yeast into the wort.
I got a flurry of airlock action for about 24 hours, but little kraussen (sp?).
I know from my detailed amount of reading that airlock action is NOT the only sign of fermentation. So waited till I hit one week and all had seemed still for a bit and racked it to secondary. When I racked I was at 1.016. Three days later I was at the same gravity. Two days later... pin on same gravity.
The instructions said I was shooting for 1.020.
So my main questions are;
1) Did I screw up anywhere with my decision on the yeast?
2) Is the FG reading (that has been steady for a week + now) a safe indication that I can move forward with bottling?
3) What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Sorry couldn't help myself there...
Thank you all for such a great community. My brewing experience started just after thanksgiving, and I have had a very welcoming time so far.
So that just about wraps my first post here, thank you...
Steve