Good Morning all
My first ever brew Coopers Irish Stout has now been on the go for a week and is still burping about once every 15/20mins.I brewed the kit with beer enhancer as suggested by my local brew supplier.The wort has been kept at a temp of approx 22c.The instructions say that it should be ready to bottle in 7 days but obviously in this case it is still in 1st ferment stage.The OG was 1035 at start and yesterday the hydrometer reading was approx 1010.As Im a newbie how long do you think I should leave the brew before bottling?
Due to space in our kitchen and me stealing precious areas in her domain I am picking up a larder fridge today to use as a Fridge fermenter and have ordered all the gizmos required for my DIY project!!As the fridge has glass shelves has anybody used a plastic caravan step to put the FV on with the tube heater below?Also what wattage tubular heater do you all use?
Sorry to ramble on look forward to your responses :drink:
My first ever brew Coopers Irish Stout has now been on the go for a week and is still burping about once every 15/20mins.I brewed the kit with beer enhancer as suggested by my local brew supplier.The wort has been kept at a temp of approx 22c.The instructions say that it should be ready to bottle in 7 days but obviously in this case it is still in 1st ferment stage.The OG was 1035 at start and yesterday the hydrometer reading was approx 1010.As Im a newbie how long do you think I should leave the brew before bottling?
Due to space in our kitchen and me stealing precious areas in her domain I am picking up a larder fridge today to use as a Fridge fermenter and have ordered all the gizmos required for my DIY project!!As the fridge has glass shelves has anybody used a plastic caravan step to put the FV on with the tube heater below?Also what wattage tubular heater do you all use?
Sorry to ramble on look forward to your responses :drink:
