1st brew ... 14 day now for the block party amber .... Still bubbling?

[squeegeethree]

I think it's funny when I rinse out my glass 6.5g carboy with hot water and stick the airlock back in and just phantom activity bubbling i the airlock.

[brew_cat]

Kit with hydrometer

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[squeegeethree]

I was pretty sure my current brew was done last weekend (14 days) so I took it out of my fermentation chamber. But then I got busy and left it still. One week later I have a mini krausen and a small gravity drop so another few more days it shall remain.

[dannyboy58]

Let the yeast be the decider.

[WMNoob]

I have a brew that’s been in the fermenter since first week of October. Just got around to dry hopping it today. Also have a mead and a perry going. Think the mead is about played out at 1.010 which is a drop of 100 points with Belgian String Ale yeast. Perry is at 1.002 with CDB yeast so think it might have a little more to go. Not going to rush the Perry. Mead is going to go on sweet cherries next week.
Point is, the yeast is driving the busses on my brews.

[Motorhead]

We bottled today .... Temps are so low here now that even the house is only staying 64-66* now.
So hopefully wanting this batch for Christmas celebration that 3 weeks conditioning before heading to the fridge will be sufficient.

[sneezles61]

Maybe find a heating pad and put your bottled brew on top of... That will help to carb faster. Sneezles61

[WMNoob]

UPDATE: Checked gravity on the mead and it’s at 0.995. Came down 15 points in a week. Tasted it and the hot taste is gone. Pretty jazzed about how this stuff is coming out. Going to put some of it on various fruit to see how it does. Love it plain though! Other than my blathering, the message here is be patient and let your brews do their thing till they’re finished.

[Motorhead]

2 cases of bottle been out all week by the wood stove with thermometers nestled in among the bottles ... 68-70* is being maintained.
Inverting and gently swirling to re-emulsify yeast yielded 2 leaking bottles where cap was not sealing 100%
yup they FIZZ when caps not air tight & the beer gets out !!

[squeegeethree]

Turned out that my last post above was a Brett rally. Seems the beer is pretty good. My first cross contamination that I've noticed.

[brew_cat]

Hope you like Bret

[sneezles61]

Are you texting to yerself? Sneezles61

[squeegeethree]

Yeah I'm a fan of Brett. I think it's perfect right now. So I will carb them up and consume. These will be gone by Christmas.

Getting out the bleach.. 1 tablespoon per gallon plus an extra one For Flars Sake ( repurposing F.F.S.)

[WMNoob]

There may or may not have been a gravity sample of mead involved in that post. 🤪

[Motorhead]

Nothing like staying on the subject folks .....

[squeegeethree]

We're posting about continued fermentation now. What going on with your brew?

[sneezles61]

Sometimes the trail meanders... Sneezles61

[dannyboy58]

Sometimes the trail meanders... Sneezles61

with us...in the evening...after a few...NEVER!

[Motorhead]

well after @ 2 weeks bottle conditioning out near the wood stove @ 70*f put a sixer in the fridge this AM
Wife & I each had a couple this evening.

Light carbonation, very smooth and easy drinking ... tho not really that flavorful.
Lets say refreshing ... tho not quite satisfying.

Good first brew without a doubt .... Whisky barrel porter next !

[brew_cat]

I'm not a kit brewer but I'll look at the recipes and they often seem light on the hops maybe to keep the cost down. Also they may be old as well as the specialty grains. Augment your hops and get the grains uncrushed. Brew that Amber again if you like it before moving on. My opinion only