Hello everyone i'm making my first batch and have a question i'm sure guys can help with. The final gravity on the batch i'm making is suppose to be 1.010-1.012

I was at my local homebrew shop today and told them that my bubbles in the airlock had pretty much stopped after 48 hours and they told me to rack it to another bucket and replace the airlock. In doing so i checked the gravity and got 1.018. They told me to hold it in the second bucket until it reaches the targeted gravity. i guess my question is, if that is correct or not?


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Predicted final gravities are just that - predictions. They're estimates and should be taken with a grain of salt. The gravity you measured is really not all the far off.

I always check the initial gravity to double check whether or not I hit the mark in terms of original gravity. However, I never bother with taking final gravities.

There is always a risk of introducing unwanted microbes anytime you take a gravity reading. As long as you have a good seal on your fermenter so the air lock will indeed bubble then taking gravity readings is always seemed rather pointless in my opinion. Bubbles (or lack there of) in the air lock are a good indication of how fermentation is proceeding.

I recommend keeping your wort in the secondary fermenter for about a week after which time prime and bottle it regardless of the final gravity.

Your wort may continue to ferment so the final gravity very well could continue to drop. Then again, it may be over. You'll just have to wait and see.

I hope this helps.

- Scott

I would go two weeks in the secondary and you should be there if you are going to get there.