So I transferred my Octoberfest to the secondary this evening. I'm afraid that my fermentation may have gotten stuck in the primary.
I had, from appearances sake, a pretty good fermentation. Awesome kreusen, vigorous airlock activity for the first week, good steady bubbles for the second.
I gave it a 3 day diacetyl rest and cooled it to 50*F for the transfer.
When I transferred, I didn't take a sample for a hygrometer reading and instead poured the liquid off the bottom that I couldn't siphon and let that liquid settle in a glass in my fridge. The liquid was still pretty cloudy, but my reading was 1.020 on the nose.
Could all of the yeast, trub, etc. in my beer have thrown off my hygrometer reading? I'd rather not dip into my secondary for another sample to test.
The beer tasted great, although there was a lot of sediment in it. I think I'll lager it for a few months anyway. Couldn't hurt now.
I had, from appearances sake, a pretty good fermentation. Awesome kreusen, vigorous airlock activity for the first week, good steady bubbles for the second.
I gave it a 3 day diacetyl rest and cooled it to 50*F for the transfer.
When I transferred, I didn't take a sample for a hygrometer reading and instead poured the liquid off the bottom that I couldn't siphon and let that liquid settle in a glass in my fridge. The liquid was still pretty cloudy, but my reading was 1.020 on the nose.
Could all of the yeast, trub, etc. in my beer have thrown off my hygrometer reading? I'd rather not dip into my secondary for another sample to test.
The beer tasted great, although there was a lot of sediment in it. I think I'll lager it for a few months anyway. Couldn't hurt now.
