momodig
Well-Known Member
I just purchased a beer kit and a recipe... I mixed it according to instructions, it was fairly clear but I'm stuck at a certain part....
Right now, I've mixed all the correct ingrediants and poured them according to instructions into a primary container (plastic pale, with increments on the sides). I have 5 gallons of wort in the pale and sprinkled the yeast and covered with a plastic sheet and I have secruely tied down with an elastic.
Right now my hydrometer is reading at about 1.03... (which is a good reading according to my instructions)
This is part I don't really understand.
The instructions say to keep the wort in the pale for 5 days or when the SG is 1.010... But it's hard to read the meter, it's close to that now (the wort has been in the pale for about 2 hours). Anyway once the meter reads 1.010 SG... it says to syphon the liquid into my secondary container (carboy).
So do I just wait five days before putting it into the carboy?
The instructions also state I should add 4tsp of yeast nutrient... my kit did not come with that... I added the yeast to the pale like the instructions said
Also the instructions say that the liquid should be in the carboy for about 14 days, then I syphon it back into the plastic pale, then syphon from the pale to the bottles.... can't I just syphon right from the carboy?
Thanks
Right now, I've mixed all the correct ingrediants and poured them according to instructions into a primary container (plastic pale, with increments on the sides). I have 5 gallons of wort in the pale and sprinkled the yeast and covered with a plastic sheet and I have secruely tied down with an elastic.
Right now my hydrometer is reading at about 1.03... (which is a good reading according to my instructions)
This is part I don't really understand.
The instructions say to keep the wort in the pale for 5 days or when the SG is 1.010... But it's hard to read the meter, it's close to that now (the wort has been in the pale for about 2 hours). Anyway once the meter reads 1.010 SG... it says to syphon the liquid into my secondary container (carboy).
So do I just wait five days before putting it into the carboy?
The instructions also state I should add 4tsp of yeast nutrient... my kit did not come with that... I added the yeast to the pale like the instructions said
Also the instructions say that the liquid should be in the carboy for about 14 days, then I syphon it back into the plastic pale, then syphon from the pale to the bottles.... can't I just syphon right from the carboy?
Thanks