Hi everyone, beginner here. Forgive me if I do something dumb, haha. Just brewing up my first american amber ale (third beer overall). So... admittedly, I was a little drunk while I was brewing. I don't have the capacity for boiling 5 gallons so I add water at the end of the boil. I neglected to do that. I was at 4 gallons, which probably would have been fine. But I got antsy and boiled up a gallon the next day, cooled it to 70 degrees, and added it to my primary. I wanted to mix it up a bit anyway, since I didn't stir in the yeast. It was just pitched and sealed (Not sure if it really matters if you stir it or not anyway). It was bubbling away before I added the water, but now its come to a complete stop. I'm quite sure the water wasn't too hot/cold. I will probably wait a while and see what happens. It's been two days of no action.
Here's the recipe if it helps:
1/2# carapils
1/2# Victory
3/4# Caramel 80
A basic Amber LME... oops forgot to write it down
1 oz Northern Brewer dual purpose hops 60m
1 oz Kent golding aroma hops 10m
English Ale yeast (in a vial) (WLP002)
SG=1.043
Here's the recipe if it helps:
1/2# carapils
1/2# Victory
3/4# Caramel 80
A basic Amber LME... oops forgot to write it down
1 oz Northern Brewer dual purpose hops 60m
1 oz Kent golding aroma hops 10m
English Ale yeast (in a vial) (WLP002)
SG=1.043