Uh oh - have I made a boo boo???

[puravida]

I brewed my 'Bad Santa' Xmas session beer on the 24/11
It stayed in the primary for 2 weeks and then I added a small amount of natural cherry syrup (about 300ml) and transferred to the secondary.

I usually condition in the secondary in my shed where it is cold so the yeast drops before I keg.

I did the same with this brew without thinking about fermenting out the extra sugar from the syrup before cooling.

It is beautifully clear and so my plan is to keg it today, force carb it over the next few days and then bottle 18 bottles or so with my beer gun as gifts for xmas in four days time.

Have I screwed up by not fermenting out the cherry syrup? Am I likely to make bottle bombs?

Thanks for advice!!

 

[PD]

I take it you did not take a gravity reading after fermentation had finished ?...... :nono: :nono: naughty.
Does the brew taste sweet is it sticky ?
If in doubt let it ferment for a few more days.
Next time use a hydrometer.....

 

[puravida]

Yes - I took the FG reading and it was spot on.
But then I added the cherry syrup!
I never bottle and always force carb, so not really sure what effect on carbonation this syrup will have.
I suspect the cold will have sent the yeast to sleep.

 

[LeedsBrewer]

bring it back into the warm, give it a gentle stir, take an SG reading and let it ferment out again.

 

[31bb3]

Not sure about bottle bombs but think it will be a bit lively if its dropped bright there shouldn't be much yeast in suspension for the secondary fermentation I think it will be sweet though

 

[graysalchemy]

Firstly have you taken a gravity reading now? and did you know the gravity reading before. If it is close then it has probably fermented out.

If not can you work out how much sugar is left from the gravity readings? From that you will be able to work out a potential g/l if it is about 5g/l then that is what i would prime a bottle at anyway. If so just bottle it and naturally carbonate it.

 

[puravida]

Firstly have you taken a gravity reading now? and did you know the gravity reading before. If it is close then it has probably fermented out.

If not can you work out how much sugar is left from the gravity readings? From that you will be able to work out a potential g/l if it is about 5g/l then that is what i would prime a bottle at anyway. If so just bottle it and naturally carbonate it.

Ah ha! That sounds like a plan. :thumb:
Okay so readings are as folllows:

Target FG = 1.009
Actual FG = 1.008
FG directly after syrup additio = unknown
Current FG = 1.010

So not much left in there and safe to force carb in time for xmas?

 

[PD]

yea...force it baby.....

 

[puravida]

AWESOME!!!
Thank to you all!

 

[graysalchemy]

I would get it carbonated :thumb: