Hi all, I am about to test my first ever brew, a Coopers Home Brew Kit and it seems to be coming along well.
My second attempt is where I feel I have run into trouble though. Coopers Australian Pale Ale with the kit yeast (yeah I know, don't use the yeast that comes with it) and it started with SG of 1038 using rainwater, but by the second day it had dropped to 1010 and has stayed there since. Is there a way I can test my brew for signs of not fermenting? It is a bit gassy, is a very light colour which I kind of expected being a pale ale, there are no obvious signs of infection and it tastes ok I guess, but I am not sure how it should taste.
I don't want to go to the trouble of bottling if it is a dud brew, si there any definitive way I can tell?
My second attempt is where I feel I have run into trouble though. Coopers Australian Pale Ale with the kit yeast (yeah I know, don't use the yeast that comes with it) and it started with SG of 1038 using rainwater, but by the second day it had dropped to 1010 and has stayed there since. Is there a way I can test my brew for signs of not fermenting? It is a bit gassy, is a very light colour which I kind of expected being a pale ale, there are no obvious signs of infection and it tastes ok I guess, but I am not sure how it should taste.
I don't want to go to the trouble of bottling if it is a dud brew, si there any definitive way I can tell?