Prospect
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Hi all. First post here. I've been interested in home brewing for quite some time and finally took the plunge recently and bought the necessary equipment. Just the bare minimum to brew some 1 gallon batches and get my feet wet before really investing in the hobby.
Last weekend I brewed my first batch and ended up with a very low OG of 1.020. I don't think I crushed the grain well enough as I was only using a rolling pin. I continued with fermentation nonetheless and it seemed to start off very strong but the bubbling and airlock action quickly came to a halt after only two days. There is still the odd little bubble floating up but the beer is becoming almost clear already after 4 days.
I was planning to leave it two weeks but now I sort of want to bottle it this weekend so I can free up my fermenting jug and try again. Thoughts on that?
Everything I read says to check FG to be sure fermentation is complete but I don't understand how to do that without introducing oxygen / outside air to the fermenter. Isn't that bad? I am using a 1 gallon glass carboy. If I check it and am not at FG yet can I just stick the cork/air lock back on and let it continue to ferment?
Thanks in advance
Last weekend I brewed my first batch and ended up with a very low OG of 1.020. I don't think I crushed the grain well enough as I was only using a rolling pin. I continued with fermentation nonetheless and it seemed to start off very strong but the bubbling and airlock action quickly came to a halt after only two days. There is still the odd little bubble floating up but the beer is becoming almost clear already after 4 days.
I was planning to leave it two weeks but now I sort of want to bottle it this weekend so I can free up my fermenting jug and try again. Thoughts on that?
Everything I read says to check FG to be sure fermentation is complete but I don't understand how to do that without introducing oxygen / outside air to the fermenter. Isn't that bad? I am using a 1 gallon glass carboy. If I check it and am not at FG yet can I just stick the cork/air lock back on and let it continue to ferment?
Thanks in advance