So I got bored the other day and went ahead and bottled a big beer straight out of the fermenter. It was a small one gallon test batch that hit OG 1.1 and fermented warm and quick (or so I thought). I know this is a hugely against the right way to do things but I judged it by the airlock and nothing had happened for a while after rousing the yeast by swirling a few times.
When I get done bottling my nine bottles I run the last little bit into the test tube and drop in the hydrometer which reads 1.03! I looked at my notes and it had only been just over two weeks which was not the three that I had thought in my mind. I used American Ale II yeast and primed with what Beersmith told me to which I think was something like .6 of an ounce but don’t quote me on that.
Should I be worried here??? Because I am. I was lazy and bored so I just did it without thinking because I wanted to clear out my 3 gallon BB for another smaller batch. I know; this should be a rookie mistake but it’s just me being lazy.
