1st attempt and still in there fighting !!

[chrisrelva]

Not terribly exicting news but I have just barelled up my first 5 gals of homebrew ( Youngs bitter ) which has been fermenting away for 2 weeks. Genuinely nice chap from round the corner loaned me a spare keg ( Daryl_crossley on here ) and donated bottle of lager to taste as well :drink: :thumb:

I didn't take a gravity reading when I mixed it all up, partly because I smashed the bottom out of the Hydrometer whilst sterilising my kit although I would have omitted to do so even if I hadn't

Anyway, checked the gravity with my replacement and it looked almost bang on 1000. boiled up some demerara sugar - guestimated 85g - in a little water, into the keg with that, syphoned the beer on top and sealed it with cap which has a valve in it. I'll prolly get some C02 for when the level starts dropping as there was still a tiny bit of fermentation still going on so should pressurise the keg a bit ?

Do I now put the keg somewhere cool and dark until its time to sample it and is there ANY way I can measure the strength having missed the first gravity reading ?

Thanks in advance.
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[Springer]

You sure about that hydrometer reading Chris, water is 1000, hope you have not produced that :lol:, probably 1010 :?
Somewhere warm for a week, to get the secondary fermentation going and then somewhere cool.
Don't worry about strength, its to late at this stage, try a glass or two when ready. If you did a staight kit it will give you a guide figure I believe.
Good Luck, should be nice for Christmas
S

 

[chrisrelva]

You sure about that hydrometer reading Chris, water is 1000, hope you have not produced that :lol:, probably 1010 :? S

Lol, its a lot of effort to turn £20 worth of ingredients into H2O, I had hoped my liver was going to do that for me. I could turn the tap on and re check in the morning ?

Somewhere warm for a week, to get the secondary fermentation going and then somewhere cool.
Don't worry about strength, its to late at this stage, try a glass or two when ready. If you did a staight kit it will give you a guide figure I believe.
Good Luck, should be nice for Christmas
S

Its a fairly straight kit - used 50/50 malt and brewers sugar but otherwise its as per instructions.

Thanks for the advice :thumb:

 

[Springer]

Lol, its a lot of effort to turn £20 worth of ingredients into H2O, I had hoped my liver was going to do that for me. I could turn the tap on and re check in the morning ?

:lol: Stay cool, don't panic, I am sure it will be fine
S