Supernaut1985
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I'm brewing a kit of Black Rock: Nut Brown Ale. I'm doing a 2 stage fermentation and am In the second stage. Beer is in the carboy with the air lock on. It has been in the carboy for 4 days and I don't see any bubbles in the air lock. There was at first some bubbles stuck to the sides above the waterline just from condensation I believe. Now there doesn't seem to be anything at all but the water in the airlock Is that normal?
It also lead me to question the hydrometer reading. I think I'm not understanding what is meant by "original gravity" and "final gravity." I think original gravity is the reading when the wort is first prepared? At first preparation I had a reading of about 1.030 which I thought was fairly low. It sat in the fermentation bucket for 6 days. After that The yeast activity seemed to be calmed down and there was a fairly strong smell of alcohol. The reading at that point was 1.036. The directions I have been following suggest about 1.020 before transferring to the carboy. I transferred anyway because of the time it had been in the bucket.
So basically my question is... where am I? Whats going on? What should I expect? What's the meaning of life?...... ok forget the last one.
It also lead me to question the hydrometer reading. I think I'm not understanding what is meant by "original gravity" and "final gravity." I think original gravity is the reading when the wort is first prepared? At first preparation I had a reading of about 1.030 which I thought was fairly low. It sat in the fermentation bucket for 6 days. After that The yeast activity seemed to be calmed down and there was a fairly strong smell of alcohol. The reading at that point was 1.036. The directions I have been following suggest about 1.020 before transferring to the carboy. I transferred anyway because of the time it had been in the bucket.
So basically my question is... where am I? Whats going on? What should I expect? What's the meaning of life?...... ok forget the last one.