Comments on: Little help? http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/ Nothing but beer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Its funny - Brew Dad - Nothing but beer http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-519 Its funny - Brew Dad - Nothing but beer Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-519 [...] Little help? [...] [...] Little help? [...]

]]> By: Adam @ Beer Bits 2 http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-515 Adam @ Beer Bits 2 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:39:01 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-515 Rack it and don't worry. Better to have plenty of activity to scrub that oxygen off the whole hops. Either way though it won't affect it that much. Cheers! Rack it and don’t worry. Better to have plenty of activity to scrub that oxygen off the whole hops. Either way though it won’t affect it that much.

Cheers!

]]> By: brewdad http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-505 brewdad Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:39:39 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-505 The other thing I need to add two ounces of whole hops to secondary as well. If the gravity was even 1.019 I would have racked, it is more the activity thats throwing me. The other thing I need to add two ounces of whole hops to secondary as well.
If the gravity was even 1.019 I would have racked, it is more the activity thats throwing me.

]]> By: travis http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-502 travis Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:14:13 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-502 What is your target FG? With an OG like 1.080 you're going to have a robust beer no matter how you cut it, now it's a matter of how it tastes. That's where the FG comes into play. For me, if the FG were something like 1.016 and I was at 1.020 with the primary still bubbling away, I would rack over. I know that I aways loose a little bit of gravity in the secondary and it should end out closer to the FG. As opposed to just riding out your gravity to where your at 1.010 and there is no turning back. What is your target FG? With an OG like 1.080 you’re going to have a robust beer no matter how you cut it, now it’s a matter of how it tastes. That’s where the FG comes into play. For me, if the FG were something like 1.016 and I was at 1.020 with the primary still bubbling away, I would rack over. I know that I aways loose a little bit of gravity in the secondary and it should end out closer to the FG. As opposed to just riding out your gravity to where your at 1.010 and there is no turning back.

]]> By: Keith Brainard http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-499 Keith Brainard Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:53:17 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/brewdad/2008/03/16/little-help/#comment-499 Let it finish! Don't transfer it until you think the fermentation is complete. A gravity reading of 1.020 is pretty good, but if it's still working, let it be!! Honestly, I wouldn't even do a secondary. Of course, this is a subject of much debate. For what it's worth, I would just wait for the airlock to stop, wait another few days, and then bottle it. Let it finish! Don’t transfer it until you think the fermentation is complete. A gravity reading of 1.020 is pretty good, but if it’s still working, let it be!!

Honestly, I wouldn’t even do a secondary. Of course, this is a subject of much debate. For what it’s worth, I would just wait for the airlock to stop, wait another few days, and then bottle it.

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