Brewing an IPA from a starter kit. Primary fermentation seemed too strong initially, I had given it alot of mixing and it's warm.
It then seemed to be slowing to a halt and I hadn't yet added my hops. When I come to do so I took a reading which showed I'd gone from around 1052 - 1004, I believe.
I didn't know whether to transfer to my keg and add the hops then or to extend fermentation in bucket. Which I decided to do, I've added hops and priming sugar to barrel. But i made the mistake of not dissolving my sugar first.
The fermentation rate has increased again immediately, but I fear my beer will get infection in the keg and with this many mistakes will be undrinkable and the best thing to do is to throw it down the drain.
I guess I want to know am I over-reacting and so if I do ride it out is there anything I can do to correct it now.
What will I need to look out for and what would be the right course of action next time.
It then seemed to be slowing to a halt and I hadn't yet added my hops. When I come to do so I took a reading which showed I'd gone from around 1052 - 1004, I believe.
I didn't know whether to transfer to my keg and add the hops then or to extend fermentation in bucket. Which I decided to do, I've added hops and priming sugar to barrel. But i made the mistake of not dissolving my sugar first.
The fermentation rate has increased again immediately, but I fear my beer will get infection in the keg and with this many mistakes will be undrinkable and the best thing to do is to throw it down the drain.
I guess I want to know am I over-reacting and so if I do ride it out is there anything I can do to correct it now.
What will I need to look out for and what would be the right course of action next time.