Andris Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Hello guys (and gals!) wanted to ask for opinion - I have Heritage lager kit + can (1.5kg) of light malt extract brewing for 10 days at aprox. 19C - hygrometer reading is stuck at 1.009 for few days now, I transferred it to secondary fermenter with few spoons of yeast sediment from bottom and wondering should I leave it there for few more days? It tastes great, smells great, a bit carbonated (very small bubbles if you really shake it giving a bit of head). Im bit worried about sanitation - the fermenter did not had tap, so I had to take lid off to take readings and each transfer to new vessel also is a contamination risk regardless how well I scrub/clean it all. So, any advice? Thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Hi Andris - Sounds like it is done. I always leave my ales for at least 10-14 days just to give them time to settle out a bit. I don't bother with transferring to secondary vessels (other than for bulk priming (Also I don't really make lagers often so there is no extended lagering in my repertoire). I think it really comes down to you - It would be fine to bottle now or in a few days. I'd be erring on the side of caution and bottle sooner rather than later if you think infection is an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 The yeast has done well to get the brew down to 1009 - time to bottle [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andris Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thank you guys! Will bottle it tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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