jchamberlainmo
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Three days into fermatation, bubbling going good four more days till bottleing that is if the yeast is done working. Then two to three weeks till I get to try my Brew, cant wait.
waiting till bottleing day.
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jonnyp1980
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It never gets old
I'd give it at least 10 days in your fermenter. If you really can't wait that long, make sure you are stable at FG over a 3 day period, which should take you to 10 days anyway. If you bottle too soon, you could end up with bottle bombs or at least off flavors for not allowing the yeast to clean up after themselves. Most of us on here wait at least 10-14 days in the primary, I even do up to 21. Patience will reward you with much better beer.
Agree w twistr. At our last club meeting, one of the guys couldn't wait to bring something in for everyone to taste his first brew so he bottled after one week. I couldn't drink his "beer" bc of all of the weirdness in it. (Now, to be fair, I think he may have had a sanitation and temp issue too). Trust us in that giving your beer time to ferment out completely, AND then condition for another week or two will pay off with better tasting end product.
There are many beers that only take a week or so, but you are just learning the process and your equipment. Time can heal a lot of mistakes in your early (and later) brews. Try to be patient. It'll be worth it
There are many beers that only take a week or so, but you are just learning the process and your equipment. Time can heal a lot of mistakes in your early (and later) brews. Try to be patient. It'll be worth it
Hopper5000
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Agreed, I know it's hard to wait but you need to just take a couple of deep breaths and let your beer sit in the fermenter for a couple weeks. This will allow your yeast to clean up a lot of the byproducts it produces during fermentation.
Patience is the hardest ingredient in homebrewing to obtain. Give it time, you'll be paid back for it.
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Brewing is def an exercise in patience. The yeasties have their own timetable that rarely coincides with ours. When the rapid bubbling slows or stops,only initial fermentation is done. It'll then slowly,uneventfully creep down to FG. Then give it 3-7 days to clean up by products of fermentation & settle out clear or slightly misty before packaging.
