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I bottled the brew last night. It looked to me that the fermentation was complete and I had the same specific gravity reading of 1.020 for 2 days.
After bottling my home brew, I read on the internet that we may have bottled too early and fermentation may still be going on. If this is the case, then I have created glass bombs, because the glass bottles will explode as pressure builds.
I don't know what to believe, or who to believe at this point. Based on what I thought was true yesterday, it was the right time to bottle. After last night's research it appears that we should have waited a few more days.
I guess I will find out in the coming weeks, when the bottles either mature nicely, or explode. Just in case, (being a project manager who usually has a back up plan)I have the bottles in boxes, inside a plastic tub with the lid on. Hopefully this will reduce the mess if the bottles explode, and contain any glass shrapnel if we have a worst case scenario.
This is all part of the new hobby. Should I bottle today, or wait a day or three? This is the opposite of fast paced IT project management where my mantra is usually "Why can't I get the tasks done yesterday?"
Home brewing is like growing Bonsai trees - Patience, patience patience.
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