cvstrat
Well-Known Member
I made my first brew 8 days ago and let it sit in primary until yesterday. I went to brew my second batch and transfered to a secondary just to free up a bucket. The question is I took my OG reading and it was a super low 1.021ish for an extra pale ale which should have been closer to 1.05 I believe. The consensus seemed to be that I HAD to have messed up my OG reading because my effeciency would have been like 40 percent or less if that was right.
Anyway it's leveled to 1.009 and has been for a few days. It's sitting in a glass carboy. I'm afraid my alcohol content is gonna be like 1.5% or less if my OG was right. Is there any benefit to letting it age in secondary? I was thinking of bottling a 12 pack and throwing out the rest. What do you guys think? Bottle, wait? Throw out?
Anyway it's leveled to 1.009 and has been for a few days. It's sitting in a glass carboy. I'm afraid my alcohol content is gonna be like 1.5% or less if my OG was right. Is there any benefit to letting it age in secondary? I was thinking of bottling a 12 pack and throwing out the rest. What do you guys think? Bottle, wait? Throw out?