How badly did I mess up?

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  1. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I wouldn't add O2 at this point.
     
    #21 VikeMan, Dec 1, 2015
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  2. meter_

    meter_ Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2015 New York

    So I just got home and it was bubbling a little and I was definitely short by a full gallon. I added a full gallon of distilled water and moved the carboy over to my window. The stick on thermometer says ~62F - ~64F.

    Fingers crossed now. Thanks for all of your help!
     
    #22 meter_, Dec 2, 2015
  3. meter_

    meter_ Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2015 New York

    Also, I just took a refractometer reading. It is 17 Brix -> 1.0669. The recipe says OG: 1.060. Is what I have close enough?

    Also, Also, the guy at the shop wrote 1 oz. Cascade Dry Hop 5 days. What does the 5 days refer to? 5 days before I bottle? If so, how do I know when exactly that day will be?
     
    #23 meter_, Dec 2, 2015
  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I'd let it ride at this point.

    When your fermentation (attenuation, i.e. gravity reduction) is finished (or very nearly finished), begin your dry hopping and then bottle 5 days later. If in doubt, make sure attenuation has finished before dry hopping.
     
    #24 VikeMan, Dec 2, 2015
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  5. meter_

    meter_ Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2015 New York

    I noticed that the blow off tube was bubbling when I got home today, but since I added the water and changed the gravity, the bubbling has stopped. The fermentation is not even pushing any water out that is currently in it. Is this okay?
     
    #25 meter_, Dec 2, 2015
  6. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    What do you mean by this? A blowoff tube is used just in case liquid gets blown off. When that's not happening, it just serves as an airlock, with CO2 being pushed out. Lack of bubbling in a blowoff tube is no more an indicator of a problem than lack of bubbling in an airlock. In fact, it can be harder to see the CO2 escaping through a blowoff tube than it is to see it escaping through an airlock.

    Assuming the wort/beer temperature is within the range you or the recipe targeted, my recommendation is to leave it alone now for two full weeks from your brew day.
     
    #26 VikeMan, Dec 2, 2015
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