If not, let it set for a while longer. If I were you I would go and start a second batch now. I've left batches sit in the fermentor for 3 months or more when I didn't have time to deal with them.
It's never been an issue. One thing about waiting a month or so on a ale is you can pretty much assume it is done. Where the heck are we going? And what's with this hand basket? I can just sit back and wait. Thanks again. Never rush the packaging of your beer. Just because hydrometer readings indicate your beer is done, and the airlock has stopped bubbling, does not mean that your beer is ready to package. During fermentation, yeast produce by-products that are undesirable in the finished product i.
After the initial fermentation has subsided the yeast will then go about cleaning up after themselves by reabsorbing and transforming much of these "off" flavors into undetectable threshold levels. A good rule of thumb to follow is minimum of wks for average gravity ales before packaging; wks for high gravity ales; 3 wks for average strength lagers; and wks for high gravity lagers.
These of course are just rules of thumb and are very dependent on yeast health, oxygen levels, and fermentation control. Quote from: brewinhard on July 09, , pm. Frank L. Fermenting: Nothing ugh! Conditioning: Nothing UGH! Quote from: 69franx on July 10, , am. Good news The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled.
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Beer , Homebrewing Tips. Author: Robert Lewis. Wait 2 weeks - This is the most simple approach to take. Ferment your beer in the primary fermenter for 2 weeks Essentially, this method removes the decision making process.
However, it is generally preferable to take the beer off of the yeast when primary is done, reducing the risk of the yeast at the bottom of the fermenter from creating off flavors. Watch the airlock - Yeast create carbon dioxide that escapes through the fermenter airlock during fermentation.
When the yeast are working at full steam the airlock will be bubbling once a second or more and slow down over time as the yeast gradually run out of sugar to metabolize. So by looking at the airlock activity, you can make a good guess if fermentation is complete. The problem with this is that specific gravity readings may still be falling but at a rate slow enough for little or no airlock activity. Subsiding Krausen - Krausen is the layer of yeast that forms on the top of the beer during primary fermentation.
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Eskimo Spy Well-Known Member. I think the answer would be using a hydrometer to take readings over three days or so, and if the readings remain constant, then it's done fermenting. I'll let more knowledgeable minds tell us more The only way to know for sure is to take hydrometer readings on consecutive days; if the reading stays the same then you are done.
Since it has been 7 days I bet you are getting close but the little bit of airlock activity tells me the yeast might still be doing their thing.
Like I said, take the hydro readings and see where you are at. First off, I'd give it another week before you worry about it. In answer to your question the only way you can know for sure is to take a hydrometer reading, then another 2 days later to see if it's changed. Airlock bubbling is a very poor gauge of fermentation as a lot of factors affect the rate.
Grinder Well-Known Member. Heck - why bother worrying - just leave it in the primary for 3 weeks - should be done by then!
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