Hey everyone, first post here, and also my first brew (honey wheat) is well underway and going great so far. I pitched on Sunday afternoon and fermentation is well under way - a few nice bubbles in the airlock (not that that matters too much) and a nice krausen ring going.
I was so excited to pitch, I forgot to take a SG reading, and didn't realize until 24hrs had gone by. For the sake of measurement, I took one then which was 1.055. I took one this morning and it read 1.035. Finishing gravity is estimated to be 1.017.
So my questions are:
1) My fermenter is on the floor in the closet, so I have to lift it out and up on a table to get access to the spigot (pail style fermenter). Have I done an damage by moving it twice so far?
2) how often should I disrupt things to take a reading?
Thanks for the help, and I am already past addicted and am becoming slightly obsessed with everything home brew!
I was so excited to pitch, I forgot to take a SG reading, and didn't realize until 24hrs had gone by. For the sake of measurement, I took one then which was 1.055. I took one this morning and it read 1.035. Finishing gravity is estimated to be 1.017.
So my questions are:
1) My fermenter is on the floor in the closet, so I have to lift it out and up on a table to get access to the spigot (pail style fermenter). Have I done an damage by moving it twice so far?
2) how often should I disrupt things to take a reading?
Thanks for the help, and I am already past addicted and am becoming slightly obsessed with everything home brew!