Started my White House Honey Ale brew at 4p on Saturday afternoon. all went well, dropped the carboy off in the basement and left the house. Around 9p when I returned it was bubbling away and had plenty of activity.
Checked its status every few hours to make sure all was well.
Checked back Monday am around 9 and found zero activity.
I moved the carboy upstairs to a warmer spot and wrapped it in black towels to avoid light.
is it possible my yeast were champs and made quick work of this brew?
should I leave it sit for the full 1 week, or go ahead and bottle now?
It is possible the initial fermentation is complete. Over the next few days the yeast will work on clean up. You didn’t mention a Specific Gravity reading. If you don’t have a hydrometer, let the fermentor stay warm for two more weeks. Very dangerous to bottle a beer that is not done fermenting.
i don’t have a hydrometer… this is my first ever brew… I’ve read plenty this week to suggest needing one.
should i leave it two more weeks from today, or two weeks from when fermentation started?
dangerous as in too much CO2 buildup causing bottle breakage?
is there any need to do a secondary fermentation, or leave it as is?
i don’t have a second carboy, but could fudge and sanitize a large pitcher, sanitize my carboy and put it back…
