Lucas Zimmerman
Brewer
Hello all,
I am not quite a newbie, but am definitely out of practice. I just recently started brewing again, and decided to get my feet wet with an easy recipe (American Amber with Specialty Grains) to get things going. i was .002 points lighter "no big deal". I fermented in the primary for four days as suggested by beersmith. Yesterday (1/6/12) i transferred to my secondary. my concern is, there doesn't seem to be an pressure from fermentation, as my airlock is not bubbling that i can tell. there is a small bit of trub developing on the bottom which seems that it would still be fermenting, or just settling out. I have been fermenting at a steady 66F, the OG was measured at 50 points, and hoping to at least reach a FG of 12. I am using wyeast 1056 American Ale. I vaguely remember this happening with an IPA I brewed when i first started, it turned out fine, the wort had fermented in a week do to the high temp of fermentation. Should i check the gravity now, or wait till my 14 days are up? Any input will be helpful.
I am not quite a newbie, but am definitely out of practice. I just recently started brewing again, and decided to get my feet wet with an easy recipe (American Amber with Specialty Grains) to get things going. i was .002 points lighter "no big deal". I fermented in the primary for four days as suggested by beersmith. Yesterday (1/6/12) i transferred to my secondary. my concern is, there doesn't seem to be an pressure from fermentation, as my airlock is not bubbling that i can tell. there is a small bit of trub developing on the bottom which seems that it would still be fermenting, or just settling out. I have been fermenting at a steady 66F, the OG was measured at 50 points, and hoping to at least reach a FG of 12. I am using wyeast 1056 American Ale. I vaguely remember this happening with an IPA I brewed when i first started, it turned out fine, the wort had fermented in a week do to the high temp of fermentation. Should i check the gravity now, or wait till my 14 days are up? Any input will be helpful.