Hello All,
I'm very new to home brewing and this recipe was my third batch. The Ruby hobgoblin clone recipe.
I got the OG spot on when brewing at 1046.
It's a relatively quick fermentation on the recipe at 10 days at 18°c, then 4 days crash.
My FG came out at 1021 when it should of been 1012. The amateur in me said "Bottle it, it'll be fine". Which I subsequently did.
I stuck the 30 bottles into my airing cupboard which is consistently around 20°c.
However, now I'm panicking about bottle bombs and worrying about all sorts of things.
The main being the prospect of 30 bottles exploding in my airing cupboard. So much so, I've removed the bottles and put them in my shed (cooler temp to inactivate the yeast) for the time being until I have some guidance.
The bottles had only been in the cupboard a few hours, which I know isn't enough time to tell but I didn't want to risk it.
To my point... Is this FG OK or have I made a mistake in bottling too early?
Is the big difference in the two FG readings, a sign of the batch not finished fermenting.
The beer does actually taste good but I'm just conscious if I go ahead and carb it now, bottle bombs could well be on the horizon!
I'm very new to home brewing and this recipe was my third batch. The Ruby hobgoblin clone recipe.
I got the OG spot on when brewing at 1046.
It's a relatively quick fermentation on the recipe at 10 days at 18°c, then 4 days crash.
My FG came out at 1021 when it should of been 1012. The amateur in me said "Bottle it, it'll be fine". Which I subsequently did.
I stuck the 30 bottles into my airing cupboard which is consistently around 20°c.
However, now I'm panicking about bottle bombs and worrying about all sorts of things.
The main being the prospect of 30 bottles exploding in my airing cupboard. So much so, I've removed the bottles and put them in my shed (cooler temp to inactivate the yeast) for the time being until I have some guidance.
The bottles had only been in the cupboard a few hours, which I know isn't enough time to tell but I didn't want to risk it.
To my point... Is this FG OK or have I made a mistake in bottling too early?
Is the big difference in the two FG readings, a sign of the batch not finished fermenting.
The beer does actually taste good but I'm just conscious if I go ahead and carb it now, bottle bombs could well be on the horizon!