Beergut Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 howdy, i'm a newbie to this here brewin'. I put my first brew down on 1/01/05. It bubbled for 3 days then stopped and hasn't bubbled since. Temps been around the 24-27 degrees over this time. I tested it after day 6 and had a reading 0f 1012. 2 days later it read 1018??? is this normal or should I bottle it or just start over again. The brew is canadian blond (unsure if that makes a difference_ A mate who has been making his own for ages thinks it should be ok. Any advice for the new kid on the block thanks beergut 8) PS: How do I actually join this board or is this all you have to do?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 G'day Beergut, Welcome to our website!! You have done all you need to do to be a member of this Message Board. As for your brew...once you get two SG readings the same over a two day period you can be confident that your brew has finished fermenting. The process of fermentation should make the brew decrease in density as fermentable sugars are consumed and alcohol is produced. Either the first or second reading is incorrect...it is not likely for you to get an inaccurate reading on the low side...so we can assume that the first reading of 1012 is correct. Your second reading of 1018 may be as a result of drawing yeast sediment into the measuring flask, too many bubbles clinging to the hydrometer or not enough beer in the flask to make the hydrometer float. Take another reading and see what you get. In any case, it should be brewed out by now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Beergut, To avoid the problem of bubbles clinging to the hydrometer, thus giving a false reading, give the hydrometer a spin. Also, while 24C-27C is within the recommended range, I'm sure many on this board would suggest that keeping it closer to 20C will result in a better beer with cleaner flavours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beergut Posted January 12, 2005 Author Share Posted January 12, 2005 Thanks Guys, I took another reading which read the same as the first, so I bottled it. Now it's just a wait and see. Again thanks for your reply Beergut :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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