Is this normal? First batch question
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:56 pm
Hi All,
I am brewing my first batch in the 2 gal brew demon fermenter. I am not sure if everything is alright because on day 7 the beer is cloudy and the SG has been at 1.015 (kinda high?) for 3 days. I didn't have a hydrometer until 3 days ago so no readings before then. I am using BD's pilsner kit. Because I want to do 1 gallon batches I just halved the recipe, which is easy to do because the 2 gal kit ingredients seem to be two 1 gallon kits (2 cans, 2 packages yeast). I let the brew rest for an hour to be absolutely sure it had settled down to room temperature (20C) before pitching the yeast. For the first day or two there was an inch or two of foam on the brew that disappeared. Temperature was 18c the first night, 20C during the day, then I moved it to a different room that maintains a more constant 20-21C temperature. It tastes like beer, not too sweet, but then again I am not usually a pilsner drinker. My plan is to go ahead and bottle it per the instructions and see what happens, but I was curious if more experienced brewers out there would have some feedback on my suspiciously cloudy 1.1015SG result.
Next I plan on brewing another gallon of the BD pilsner kit. This time (on the advice of my bread baking wife) I will try to proof the yeast in a bit of water to make sure it is vigorous before pitching it. Does this sound like a good idea?
Thanks in advance for your help and sorry to bug you with noob anxiety over the first batch!
I am brewing my first batch in the 2 gal brew demon fermenter. I am not sure if everything is alright because on day 7 the beer is cloudy and the SG has been at 1.015 (kinda high?) for 3 days. I didn't have a hydrometer until 3 days ago so no readings before then. I am using BD's pilsner kit. Because I want to do 1 gallon batches I just halved the recipe, which is easy to do because the 2 gal kit ingredients seem to be two 1 gallon kits (2 cans, 2 packages yeast). I let the brew rest for an hour to be absolutely sure it had settled down to room temperature (20C) before pitching the yeast. For the first day or two there was an inch or two of foam on the brew that disappeared. Temperature was 18c the first night, 20C during the day, then I moved it to a different room that maintains a more constant 20-21C temperature. It tastes like beer, not too sweet, but then again I am not usually a pilsner drinker. My plan is to go ahead and bottle it per the instructions and see what happens, but I was curious if more experienced brewers out there would have some feedback on my suspiciously cloudy 1.1015SG result.
Next I plan on brewing another gallon of the BD pilsner kit. This time (on the advice of my bread baking wife) I will try to proof the yeast in a bit of water to make sure it is vigorous before pitching it. Does this sound like a good idea?
Thanks in advance for your help and sorry to bug you with noob anxiety over the first batch!