So, my batch has been in my primary fermenter now for rougly 3 wks. 7 days ago, I added some hops to the beer. So now, I am thinking I will bottle in a day or so, however, the thick cap has not sunk to the bottom. Is it supposed to before I try and move the beer to my bottling bucket? Or can I move to the bottling bucket with the cap sitting on the top? It is my first time dry hopping, so not sure what it's supposed to look like when its done. Thoughts?
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Thick cap? Do you mean krausen? Or just hops?
Have you taken a grav reading?
Have you taken a grav reading?
Yes, a thick cap. The krausen then? I took a reading a couple times, before I added the hops, and there was no thick cap at that time, and must have sunk. I have not take once since adding the hops.
Tall_Yotie
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What was the reading?
Thick cap still is confusing, we have no idea what you are talking about. Explain it. You mean the foamy stuff, krausen? Or is the "thick cap" something to do with the hops?
Thick cap still is confusing, we have no idea what you are talking about. Explain it. You mean the foamy stuff, krausen? Or is the "thick cap" something to do with the hops?
Yotie's right. But better yet can you post a pic for us?
The reading when I took it (1 day before adding the hops) was 1.02. That was on 4/8. I'll post a pic...
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It's hop sludge, as you rack carefully under it the stuff will float on the surface all the way down and should go through the siphon hose.
The best way is to carefully put it in the bucket, and then to rack really slow, so the beer falls down the bucket at a slow rate and doesn't disturb the layer on top.
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