Inferno_man13
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Hey everybody,
I'm finally starting my homebrewing journey and started my first batch about two weeks ago. This is a small 1-gallon batch. I used "Brewer's Best" American Pale Ale extract recipe. Followed instructions and everything seemed to go to plan.
My airlock wasn't bubbling much but, after reading that they aren't totally reliable, I made sure to test for gravity after 7 days and again on the day 10 in primary. Both readings were the same, so I moved the beer from my primary fermentation bucket to a secondary fermentation carboy (that's the glass jar right? Lol I feel like such a noob.)
Anyway, long story short, it's been sitting a week in secondary fermentation and I've noticed a layer of clear liquid on top of the beer and no signs of krausen forming. Did I stall fermentation by transferring to secondary? Did I oxidize my beer and now it's going stale? Or should I just chill out, wait another week or so, and then prime and bottle the beer?
P.S. I wish I had found this forum much sooner. I've noticed most experienced guys on here suggest avoiding secondary fermentation completely. Definitely taking notes for my next batch.
I'm finally starting my homebrewing journey and started my first batch about two weeks ago. This is a small 1-gallon batch. I used "Brewer's Best" American Pale Ale extract recipe. Followed instructions and everything seemed to go to plan.
My airlock wasn't bubbling much but, after reading that they aren't totally reliable, I made sure to test for gravity after 7 days and again on the day 10 in primary. Both readings were the same, so I moved the beer from my primary fermentation bucket to a secondary fermentation carboy (that's the glass jar right? Lol I feel like such a noob.)
Anyway, long story short, it's been sitting a week in secondary fermentation and I've noticed a layer of clear liquid on top of the beer and no signs of krausen forming. Did I stall fermentation by transferring to secondary? Did I oxidize my beer and now it's going stale? Or should I just chill out, wait another week or so, and then prime and bottle the beer?
P.S. I wish I had found this forum much sooner. I've noticed most experienced guys on here suggest avoiding secondary fermentation completely. Definitely taking notes for my next batch.