Howard Taylor
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Hi all, I am brewing my favourite IPA kit again, having done it several times before. I added the dry hops on Monday, simply sprinkling them onto the top of the brew as usual. Now I am thinking of siphoning off into another fermentation vessel to reduce some of the sediment in the brew before I bottle it. I usually do this and leave the brew to settle for another day or so before I add the priming sugar and bottle the brew. However, when checking the SG today I see that the surface of the brew has a "crust" of the dissolved hops on top. I thought these usually sank to the bottom of the fermenting vessel in my previous brews. Perhaps it's something to do with the TV still sitting on my powered-up heating pad? Can't remember if I usually switch that off once I add the hops in my other successful brews. Am I worrying over nothing here?
Another point is that in my last brew the bottles seemed to have a little more gas than normal, meaning the head on the poured beer was large, making it difficult to pour the full bottle. All my previous brews were fine. Maybe I should use a little less of the supplied priming sugar this time? What are your thoughts?
Another point is that in my last brew the bottles seemed to have a little more gas than normal, meaning the head on the poured beer was large, making it difficult to pour the full bottle. All my previous brews were fine. Maybe I should use a little less of the supplied priming sugar this time? What are your thoughts?