How long would you usually leave in a secondary FV? I read this was good practise for two reasons; one it makes sure fermentation has stopped and that gravity lvls are stable. Also it clears most of the trub from the first fv
The two carb drops came from advice on another thread. I'll be honest I'm not keen at all on drops, but don't know enough yet on brewing as a whole to feel confident about using sugar to prime bottles
If you're patient it's probably not a bad idea, but once fermentation is over there is co2 suspended in the liquid which will dissipate slowly, so bubbles are not an indication of fermentation (just like lack of bubbles is not an indication of a lack of fermentation).
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Ten days was yesterday passed. Still getting the odd bubble through the airlock every now and then. Is it best left until nothing is happening at all and then take a reading?
Nothing to worry about after all:0)
Its had 17 days at 22 degrees. Just need to let it chill now for a couple weeks. But was nice and fizzy and tasted great. Racked my Razorback IPA to the secondary fv and gotta say that tasted even better than the evil dog. A really refined hoppy IPA with brilliant flavour and aroma. Would really like to change out the hop pellets on this brew eventually for my own selection to try lean towards a more grapefruity pine note similar to Elvis Juice by Brewdog. Nut that's down the line a bit:0)
If I were you I would run off a small sample from your keg now just to check that the PB is leakproof, apart from any taste samples. If it dribbles out you have a problem, but after a week it should have some pressure behind it. It's certainly no good waiting for three weeks to find all the CO2 has leaked out. :-( I usually check my PB after a day or two and by then you can tell if things are OK.Well the Evil Dog carbonation dilemma was nothing to worry about. The beer pours well has a good head and retains its fizz as I drink it so I'm delighted. Its not overly fizzy which I like too, so I have lucked out on that to be honest..
My second brew the Razorback IPA has been primed and kegged now for a week, so a little more time there before I can test the results but going by what I tasted when siphoning Im looking forward to trying this brew chilled and carbonated when the time comes..
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