hellerbrewing
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3 weeks ago I put together a pyment using the northern brewer kit and some locally sourced honey. The original gravity was 1.113. Yesterday I racked it to the secondary and the gravity was 1.018. It tasted really good. Upon reading the instructions linked above, I noticed that you might want to use finning or some potassium sorbate. Today I noticed that it has started fermenting again and I am wondering if I let it go is it going to get really dry? I would like to preserve some of the sweetness as it ages. Should I use some potassium sorbate to stop the fermentation close to 1.010 and let it finish aging? ...or will this yeast (lavlin 71B-1122) stop before it gets too dry? I do have a seperate gallon in another container since it would not all fit in my secondary. Maybe I could let it go and then mix it in with the other when I bottle. Any suggestions?