SteveBrewSD
Active Member
Hey all,
I'm only on my 3rd batch and think I may have made a mistake. I brewed a Blonde Ale last week using SAF-05 and it had very vigorous fermentation for the first day, died off a bit and then came back just as vigorous for another 2-3 days. After a week I hadnt seen any more signs of fermentation for awhile and decided to transfer it to my secondary.
I should have taken a gravity reading first because it was only at 1.020 (OG was 1.048). Should I have left in the primary on the yeast cake longer? Or will it still be able to drop a few more points (I'm aiming for about 1.012) in the secondary?
I'm still getting a feel for this and would appreciate any suggestions or similar experiences!
I'm only on my 3rd batch and think I may have made a mistake. I brewed a Blonde Ale last week using SAF-05 and it had very vigorous fermentation for the first day, died off a bit and then came back just as vigorous for another 2-3 days. After a week I hadnt seen any more signs of fermentation for awhile and decided to transfer it to my secondary.
I should have taken a gravity reading first because it was only at 1.020 (OG was 1.048). Should I have left in the primary on the yeast cake longer? Or will it still be able to drop a few more points (I'm aiming for about 1.012) in the secondary?
I'm still getting a feel for this and would appreciate any suggestions or similar experiences!