coopers ipa final gravity

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coopers ipa final gravity

Post by rmutt » Wed May 02, 2007 10:36 pm

Hi, I've had a coopers ipa kit in the primary for just over two days now and a I checked the finaL gravity today and it's at 1.014 already, double checked to make sure there were no bubbles clinging to the tube.
Krausen has completely disapeared.
I've done a couple of these kits before and they took a bit longer than that to get going.
Could it be all done already?
It has been in a really warm room (approc 24C)
What do you guys think?

mysterio

Post by mysterio » Wed May 02, 2007 10:49 pm

What did you use in addition to the kit? DME or a mixture of DME and sugar?

I would expect it to drop slightly lower than 1.014

Wez

Post by Wez » Wed May 02, 2007 10:55 pm

DaaB wrote: once the ambient temperature starts creeping above 24 deg c it's time to think about packing it all in for the summer unless you can keep your fermenters cool some how.
What actually happens if you try to ferment that warm?

mysterio

Post by mysterio » Wed May 02, 2007 10:58 pm

The yeast will start producing more esters at those temperatures which will equate to a much frutier tasting beer. Anything above that and you run the risk of higher alcohols (aka fusel alcohols) which taste solvent-like and lead to head-crushing hangovers :cry:

Hoppkins

Post by Hoppkins » Thu May 03, 2007 8:48 am

Mine dropped to 1.010 in just over 3 days. I used 1kg of light spray malt.

Same kit :)

rmutt

oh no!

Post by rmutt » Fri May 04, 2007 1:36 pm

Well, I decided that I would transfer to a secondary for a week to help it clear a bit, and whilst i was doing that, I accidentally knelt on the tap on the secondary fermenter and it completley came out!!!! :shock:
Beer started going everywhere so I quickley putit inside the primary bucket, then I decided that although it's probably screwed up my ale (oxygenated like mad whilst beer was gushing out of it into the primary) I primed a barrel and transferred it to that.
I think I'm gonna leave it there for a week or two to see if its ruined it, my theory is that cause i've put more DME in to the mix and transferred to a keg then maybe, just maybe, the yeast will eat up the oxygen and produce co2 saving my beer.
What do ya reckon, or is this just a fruitless excersise?

Hoppkins

Post by Hoppkins » Fri May 04, 2007 4:39 pm

You might be ok. Glugging oxygen into it is never a good thing but if you got a lid on it quick perhaps the motion may have roused some yeast and it there will be enough activity to get a barrier of Co2

Keep your fingers crossed i guess :|

rmutt

Post by rmutt » Fri May 04, 2007 9:44 pm

well lets hope so, i hate to waste beer :lol:

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