Wortdiver
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We are new at this and I know this is a common thread, but after reading through many past posts on the subject, I am still uncertain about our second and third efforts.
We have a pale ale, and a German altbier that have been in secondaries for just two weeks now, after primaries of roughly one week. We are still getting bubbles at 1min20 sec, and 40 sec intervals from the two carboys. Yesterday I took a hydro reading on each to provide a benchmark so I can check for differences in the next day or so.... looking for the end of fermentation.
Is it imperative to have no bubbling at all on the secondaries before bottling? Or, if it turns out that the hydro readings are the same after 2-3 days, even with bubbling, it is okay to bottle?
From what I read, even without bubbling, a hydro check is a good idea. But what about the reverse situation? (with an okay hydro check, but still bubbling) or is that even possible?
We have a pale ale, and a German altbier that have been in secondaries for just two weeks now, after primaries of roughly one week. We are still getting bubbles at 1min20 sec, and 40 sec intervals from the two carboys. Yesterday I took a hydro reading on each to provide a benchmark so I can check for differences in the next day or so.... looking for the end of fermentation.
Is it imperative to have no bubbling at all on the secondaries before bottling? Or, if it turns out that the hydro readings are the same after 2-3 days, even with bubbling, it is okay to bottle?
From what I read, even without bubbling, a hydro check is a good idea. But what about the reverse situation? (with an okay hydro check, but still bubbling) or is that even possible?