TheRedDarren
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Hi guys,
as some of you will know I've just started brewing.
I've got my first batch in the FV and after 8 days I just took a hydro reading.
It started at 1042 and 8 days later, after it had stopped bubbling for a few days, its 1010.
It tasted great, I'm really excited about the flavour, very full and quite bitter.
Now, a few things I nee to clarify...
1: As I said, it had stopped bubbling for a few day but after replacing the lid after taking a sample, it started bubbling again. Have I crudely restarted the fermentation process? Is it just fresh air being expelled by co2? I did have to move the FV up onto a table where it will stay now, did that disturb it?
2: I would quite like to secondary ferment it, but I don't have a glass vessel, only a second plastic FV. Should I leave it for a few days and keg it? Can I use the other FV to batch prime it and then decant to a keg after a few more days?
Should I just keg it now and then leave for a few more weeks?
My concern is having taken the lid off and introduced air, I'm worried about infection. I know if I rack it to a keg and start secondary fermentation it should be safer after producing more co2...
3: This may well be answered within the two questions above, it's very cloudy with a lot of bits hanging in it, probably due to me moving it, do I need to add finings? Is this normal at this stage? I'm sure it is, but would like a nice clear pint when its ready.
Thanks in advance!
as some of you will know I've just started brewing.
I've got my first batch in the FV and after 8 days I just took a hydro reading.
It started at 1042 and 8 days later, after it had stopped bubbling for a few days, its 1010.
It tasted great, I'm really excited about the flavour, very full and quite bitter.
Now, a few things I nee to clarify...
1: As I said, it had stopped bubbling for a few day but after replacing the lid after taking a sample, it started bubbling again. Have I crudely restarted the fermentation process? Is it just fresh air being expelled by co2? I did have to move the FV up onto a table where it will stay now, did that disturb it?
2: I would quite like to secondary ferment it, but I don't have a glass vessel, only a second plastic FV. Should I leave it for a few days and keg it? Can I use the other FV to batch prime it and then decant to a keg after a few more days?
Should I just keg it now and then leave for a few more weeks?
My concern is having taken the lid off and introduced air, I'm worried about infection. I know if I rack it to a keg and start secondary fermentation it should be safer after producing more co2...
3: This may well be answered within the two questions above, it's very cloudy with a lot of bits hanging in it, probably due to me moving it, do I need to add finings? Is this normal at this stage? I'm sure it is, but would like a nice clear pint when its ready.
Thanks in advance!