Bottle Or Leave?

[Here Hare Here]

Hi,
my first brew attempt -
an ale - coopers Trad Draught, wheat malt extract, cascade finishing hops, american ale yeast

typically I lost control of the temp and pitched the yeast at 28-29˚C.. I got the temp down in a day to about 22˚ and its been there ever since.
It was very slow to get started, there was some foam after a few days.

OG 1.058 but after 2 weeks the gravity was only 1.041 , I swirled it around and 3 days later still 1.041... so eventually I made a new yeast starter and fermentation really took off.

its been 3 and half weeks and the SG has been at 1.015 for 3 days and then 1.014.

the airlock bubbles about once every 5 minutes or more..

what do you reckon, should I bottle or leave it? Cheers!

 

[Neill]

Leave it another week then bottle it. I know you're in a hurry to taste it but time will only help here.

edit: don't expect the FG to get much lower than that. The attenuation you've got there is about right i'd say. but definately wait till it fully ferments out. When the airlock hasn't bubbled for 2 days, bottle it.

 

[Here Hare Here]

Leave it another week then bottle it. I know you're in a hurry to taste it but time will only help here.

edit: don't expect the FG to get much lower than that. The attenuation you've got there is about right i'd say. but definately wait till it fully ferments out. When the airlock hasn't bubbled for 2 days, bottle it.

thanks! Ill do this.. despite my need to taste...

 

[j1gsaw]

Use your hydrometer, dont rely on the airlock, when you get a couple of days of consistent readings, its done.

 

[DKS]

thanks! Ill do this.. despite my need to taste...

Easy just take 600ml SG sample. Drink sample.
Daz

 

[peas_and_corn]

edit: don't expect the FG to get much lower than that. The attenuation you've got there is about right i'd say. but definately wait till it fully ferments out. When the airlock hasn't bubbled for 2 days, bottle it.

I would disagree with this, the hydrometer is the best way to measure activity. Bubbling can and does happen after activity has ceased due to CO2 coming out of solution.

 

[manticle]

Hi,
my first brew attempt -
an ale - coopers Trad Draught, wheat malt extract, cascade finishing hops, american ale yeast

typically I lost control of the temp and pitched the yeast at 28-29˚C.. I got the temp down in a day to about 22˚ and its been there ever since.
It was very slow to get started, there was some foam after a few days.

OG 1.058 but after 2 weeks the gravity was only 1.041 , I swirled it around and 3 days later still 1.041... so eventually I made a new yeast starter and fermentation really took off.

its been 3 and half weeks and the SG has been at 1.015 for 3 days and then 1.014.

the airlock bubbles about once every 5 minutes or more..

what do you reckon, should I bottle or leave it? Cheers!

If the airlock bubbles it's still fermenting. Don't bottle it yet.

Either leave it or rack it to secondary if you're comfortable (then leave it again). Hydrometer readings will tell you if the ferment is finished (generally 2 or 3 days stable reading in a row).