Homebrewing

• Photo: After 17 days in the fermenter (much longer than I normally leave it), I’ve transferred my latest imperial stout into a keg. In order to try and nail whether my ‘too much yeast in sample’ theory on preciously misses final gravity targets was correct, I took samples at start, ~25%, ~50% and ~75% of the way through the transfer for refractometer measures and an additional hydrometer sample at ~75%.
• Note: I never really got into podcasts (pre-this morning I was subscribed to one) and I’ve never listened to an audiobook.. but I am thinking that in lieu of lectures for my upcoming pgdip course, I should try to see if either or both would be a good fit to enhance my studies.
• Note: Potentially still another day or two of fermenting for my latest brew but I am again very far from hitting the final gravity targets.. Having a read into it, and a few sites suggest that I need more wort aeration when transferring the cooled wort into the fermenter.
• Note: I just did my first yeast dump on current brew and pretty much no dead yeast so far.. sounds pretty active! Hopefully this is a sign of good progess.. gravity dropped from 1.
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