Hello
I haven't opened the fermenter, my fermenter comes with a valve a few inches above the bottom, I was very careful with sanitation and sealing to avoid oxidation, I opened the value, took a little sample, a little bit of water rised up in the blow off tube but it went back in since the fermentation was still a bit active, so in short, I didn't mess things up taking this sample, I tasted it and it tastes awful
There's a little roastiness to it, but it feels more like alcohol, bitter and just a tiny bit sour, is it what its supposed to taste like one week after fermentation? I'm using us05 and my og was 1.047
One more thing, I've seen many people suggest taking two gravity readings at two points, usually within two days after 2/3 weeks to make sure fermentation is over, in order for me to take a sample, I'll have to open the lid, will that cause oxidation even if I don't splashing anything, causing bubbles?
I haven't opened the fermenter, my fermenter comes with a valve a few inches above the bottom, I was very careful with sanitation and sealing to avoid oxidation, I opened the value, took a little sample, a little bit of water rised up in the blow off tube but it went back in since the fermentation was still a bit active, so in short, I didn't mess things up taking this sample, I tasted it and it tastes awful
There's a little roastiness to it, but it feels more like alcohol, bitter and just a tiny bit sour, is it what its supposed to taste like one week after fermentation? I'm using us05 and my og was 1.047
One more thing, I've seen many people suggest taking two gravity readings at two points, usually within two days after 2/3 weeks to make sure fermentation is over, in order for me to take a sample, I'll have to open the lid, will that cause oxidation even if I don't splashing anything, causing bubbles?
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