I brewed the 1 Gallon DR IPA kit and left it in primary (bottle) for two weeks.
I added a half cup of sugar during the boil.
Fermentation appeared to work great - ran consistently for about a week.
At the end of two weeks - I siphoned off a half cup and did a specific gravity check.
Prior to fermentation - it measured 1.065
After fermentation it measures 1.00
That seems a little low to me.
Also… the sample I poured from the cup into the SG measuring tube developed a cream colored head on it - like it was carbonated.
The beer is so cloudy - I decided to put the primary in the refrigerator for a week or so to see if I can get the solids to fall out of it. A few minutes after putting it in the fridge - it started fermenting again - bubbled in the airlock.
Should I be concerned about carbonation taking place in primary? or the low Gravity reading?
I also brewed a 1 gallon batch of Caribou Slobber - and sad to say I don’t think it went well.
SG started at 1.065 currently at 1.02 - but it has large chunks of something (pencil eraser size) suspended in the solution - I also put it in the fridge to see if I can get the solids to sink - if they don’t then - I’ll have to look for someway to filter it.
I chilled my samples used for the Gravity reading - the DR IPA has a lot of alcohol in it and tasted like a light IPA - the caribou slobber didn’t have much of a beer taste - but maybe bottle conditioning for a few weeks will help that?
I have to mention - following the instructions for both kits was easy and straight forward - it’s fun brewing your own beer, and these kits make it dead simple. Thanks NB!
G
