Gravity has dropped in a big way. What now?

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  1. NGennaroL777

    NGennaroL777 Zealot (500) Aug 15, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Thanks in advance for all the help!

    I'm brewing an apple caramel brown with a few friends. We want to hit the brew w/ a secondary on apples. OG was 1.086 on Saturday and tonight fell to 1.025. I've read not to hit it with secondary unless the OG stays constant because the reading may suggest that it's not done fermenting or there's something wrong with the beer. Help!
     
    #1 NGennaroL777, Aug 27, 2015
  2. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    After four days I wouldn't have expected it to be done yet anyway with an OG that high. Give it more time
     
    #2 CurtFromHershey, Aug 27, 2015
  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    fg: 1.025 is probably lower than average for a beer of OG: 1.086...good job...apples away! ; )
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Aug 27, 2015
  4. minderbender

    minderbender Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 New York

    I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you worried the gravity is too low? Are you in a hurry to get the beer onto the apples, and you're worried the fermentation isn't done?
     
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  5. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    Wait until at least next Saturday (1 week) and then add the apples. No reason that I can see to worry/panic at this point.

    For the future, it is probably easiest to keep all your questions regarding one beer to the same thread, that way you won't have to repeat the apple part and you wont't get people like me wanting to know why you are doing a secondary :slight_smile:
     
    #5 wspscott, Aug 27, 2015
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  6. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
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    #6 PortLargo, Aug 27, 2015
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  7. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Don't be in a big o'hurry getting the beer off the yeast just yet b/c they're still getting busy cleaning up the mess they made chewing an 86 wort down to a 25.

    Patience hop-grasser.
    Patience.
     
    #7 HerbMeowing, Aug 27, 2015
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  8. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    No doubt, unless you are letting it sit there for months, no problem giving it a little more time. Thought it was pretty funny op questioning the gravity drop...thats fermentation at work!
     
    #8 nesarebad, Aug 27, 2015
  9. Justin82

    Justin82 Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2015 Massachusetts

    Just take a gravity reading for a couple days, if it stays at 1.025 then ur good to go
     
    #9 Justin82, Aug 27, 2015
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