Hey. Just to be safe... I'm getting ready to bottle my first homebrew tonight and wanted to make sure it wouldn't explode in the bottle or anything; here's a quick rundown of where I am right now:
Made a .63 gal starter, pitched into 5.75 gal wort (OG approx 1.073-1.076, forgot to check). Aerated fairly well, (shaken in carboy).
Fermented in primary for 12 days. Accidently fermented on high end (75 deg) first 24 hrs, then dropped to 72-70. Fermented quickly and well (I think)
.1-.2 gal lost to blowoff and grav readings.
**Approx attenuation of yeast 67%-74% (WLP005)
Target FG from beer smith says 1.020 (Beersmith), FG stuck at 1.025 after 6 days in primary, racked to secondary for 10-14 days, still no change in FG.
I've read people asking about higher than average terminal gravity and worries about bottle bombs, but this was a fairly high gravity beer to start with. And I added .5 lb Cara-pils so that might not have fermented and caused a higher than expected FG, also I probably didn't aerate as well as I should have. So...as long as my gravity before bottling hasn't changed, is it safe to bottle and age? And yes, I know this beer 'should' age longer, but it's my first one and I'm anxious to taste it. I'll take my time on my 2nd, 3rd, and 145th brew
Thanks (sorry post is so long)
Made a .63 gal starter, pitched into 5.75 gal wort (OG approx 1.073-1.076, forgot to check). Aerated fairly well, (shaken in carboy).
Fermented in primary for 12 days. Accidently fermented on high end (75 deg) first 24 hrs, then dropped to 72-70. Fermented quickly and well (I think)
.1-.2 gal lost to blowoff and grav readings.
**Approx attenuation of yeast 67%-74% (WLP005)
Target FG from beer smith says 1.020 (Beersmith), FG stuck at 1.025 after 6 days in primary, racked to secondary for 10-14 days, still no change in FG.
I've read people asking about higher than average terminal gravity and worries about bottle bombs, but this was a fairly high gravity beer to start with. And I added .5 lb Cara-pils so that might not have fermented and caused a higher than expected FG, also I probably didn't aerate as well as I should have. So...as long as my gravity before bottling hasn't changed, is it safe to bottle and age? And yes, I know this beer 'should' age longer, but it's my first one and I'm anxious to taste it. I'll take my time on my 2nd, 3rd, and 145th brew
Thanks (sorry post is so long)