I have been brewing from kits for about 30 years, but I have just started a brew from grain and hops for the first time.
I followed a recipe in a book and have a question about fermentation time.
The recipe says to do the first fermentation in a bin until the SG drops to 1010, then rack off and continue fermentation with an airlock for 7 days. I am now at 9 days and the air lock is still bubbling over about once an hour.
When can I bottle it, and do I need to prime the bottles? I am used to kit beers completely stopping fermentation prior to bottling, and the priming sugar starts the process off again in the bottles. I am worried that I am going to get exploding bottles!
I followed a recipe in a book and have a question about fermentation time.
The recipe says to do the first fermentation in a bin until the SG drops to 1010, then rack off and continue fermentation with an airlock for 7 days. I am now at 9 days and the air lock is still bubbling over about once an hour.
When can I bottle it, and do I need to prime the bottles? I am used to kit beers completely stopping fermentation prior to bottling, and the priming sugar starts the process off again in the bottles. I am worried that I am going to get exploding bottles!
