My belgian strong ale had been fermenting for 8 days.
The airlock went from near boiling last week to about 2-3 slow glurks per minute today.
I measured the final gravity anyway, and it was at 1.012 (started at 1.076). the recipe called out for OG of 1.075 and FG of 1.015. Even though the FG is actually lower than "specified," I was still getting some airlock activity.
I decided to bottle anyway, using 3/4 cup priming sugar. Hopfully my bottles don't decide to let go... (I am using grolsch bottles, and am hoping those will hold a lil more pressure than the standard ones).
and judging from the gravity sample and bottling bucket leftovers that I "sampled," strong ale is a good name for it. It made my mouth warm like redwine. next time I try this one I will add a little more hops. it is a wee bit on the sweet side, and I'm thinking a lil more hops is in order....
The airlock went from near boiling last week to about 2-3 slow glurks per minute today.
I measured the final gravity anyway, and it was at 1.012 (started at 1.076). the recipe called out for OG of 1.075 and FG of 1.015. Even though the FG is actually lower than "specified," I was still getting some airlock activity.
I decided to bottle anyway, using 3/4 cup priming sugar. Hopfully my bottles don't decide to let go... (I am using grolsch bottles, and am hoping those will hold a lil more pressure than the standard ones).
and judging from the gravity sample and bottling bucket leftovers that I "sampled," strong ale is a good name for it. It made my mouth warm like redwine. next time I try this one I will add a little more hops. it is a wee bit on the sweet side, and I'm thinking a lil more hops is in order....
