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Another dumb question...
Hi all,
Thanks for the advice from my last qestion! I have another one though. My first batch has been in the fermenting bin for over a week now. The instructions in the kit said that primary fermentation would take 4-6 days, but after 8 days I'm still seeing some CO2 coming through the airlock. It is really slow though, about one bubble per hour.
Shouls I wait until I don't see anything, or, since the amount of gas coming through is so slow, would it be OK to bottle the brew now?
Apologies if this is a daft question!
Drinking: Munton's Midas Touch, Cooper's Old Dark Ale, Brupak Brewer's Choice Best Bitter
Conditioning: BrewMaker 80/-
Brewing: ---
Planning: Cooper's Real Ale,
Conditioning: BrewMaker 80/-
Brewing: ---
Planning: Cooper's Real Ale,
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Posted 9 months ago by Member
Do you have a hydrometer so you can take a gravity reading?
It's the best way to figure out when the fermentation has finished.
Fermenting:
Condtioning:
Drinking: Twibute Clone, PJ Clone
Posted 9 months ago by Member
Hi,
I do have one, but I'm new to this, so I'm not sure if I'm using it right. I THINK it is reading 1014, while the kit instructions say it should be "less than 1014", so I think it is about right. I have only just checked it today though, so I don't know if it is still changing. The slow bubbling (30-60 min intervals) has been going on for about two days now. I guess that it's just that I was expecting the bubbles to stop completely, but I'm still getting the odd one now and then.
Conditioning: BrewMaker 80/-
Brewing: ---
Planning: Cooper's Real Ale,
Posted 9 months ago by Moderator
Take another hydro reading over the next day or so and if it remains unchanged then its good to go! You will find small amounts of bubbles even when fermentation has stopped. These could be caused by the last yeasties eating that lil' bit of sugar thats left and also trapped co2 bubbles under the trub easing their way out.
Some people dont bother priming when bottling, just leaving the beer to do its thing over time so it goes to show that even if a fermentation has finished its still etirely possible for it to work (slowley) without any extra sugar when you bottle.
Plannin'-
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