Bubbling has Stopped!

[fatbelly]

Thanks guys.
Am I right that the lower the FG the better the taste of the beer?
Does a lower FG also mean it will have a higher ABV?

[john_drummer]

I don't think the FG has any relationship with the taste, but it certainly does with the ABV.

Rough calculation according to my Coopers kits is ABV = ((OG - FG) / 7.46) + 0.5. So for example an OG of 1040 and a FG of 1006 works out at ((1040-1006)/7.46) + 0.5 = 4.55 + 0.5, or just over 5% ABV

[hommebru]

the lower the FG, the less sugar is in the beer and a higher abv, so essentially a drier taste. with a higher FG it'll have a slightly sweeter taste and often be more drinkable due to lower abv, hence session beer.

[jimyg]

Many thanks for all your replies. I leave it to stand for another few days and report back.
Other thing: I would bottle straight from my fermenting bin which has the tap at the bottom. Obviously, I'd like to avoid sediment being included during bottling but that seems almost impossible seeing that the tap actually is at the bottom. Also, if I poured the beer into the second bin I have I wouldn't be able to bottle from that because it doesn't have a tap, unfortunately. And pouring it back into the fermenting bin would just be too much aeration and movement, right?
Thanks again

[john_drummer]

None of my bins have taps. I raise the bin to worktop height & use some siphon tubing with a bottling stick

[jimyg]

My bin is at worktop height already and I have a bottling stick and a siphon tube with pump but I don't really know how to use it - one end seems too short...
I'm sure I'll work it out somehow.

[mrmojorisin]

Syphon tube and bottling stick, plus an extra pair of hands for those last few pints when you want to get all the beer but no sediment is my preferred method

[john_drummer]

paperback under the side opposite the siphon tube works for me

[john_drummer]

My bin is at worktop height already and I have a bottling stick and a siphon tube with pump but I don't really know how to use it - one end seems too short...
I'm sure I'll work it out somehow.

pump? pump??? open mouth, put one end in beer, other end in mouth, suck. move mouth end of tube / bottling stick into bottles/barrel. try not to drink too much before you move the mouth end to the bottles

[undeadjed]

try not to drink too much before you move the mouth end to the bottles

Where's the fun in that?Always good to have a long pull on the siphon just to make sure its flowing and there are no bubbles

[jimyg]

Ok, got it. Didn't think of it THAT way. Basically, I'm avoiding the tap.

[jimyg]

BTW how is the St Peter's IPA? Would like to try that next...

[john_drummer]

luvverly Definitely one I'll be doing again.

If you can get hold of the 'real' St Peters IPA to sample before hand, I'd do that, just in case you don't like it.
I've sampled their Organic Ale, Ruby Red Ale, Bitter, Golden Ale and IPA, and I won't be brewing the Organic Ale, Bitter or Ruby Red for myself. They're ok, but not to my taste. The IPA
& Golden Ale are both very nice either from the brewery or brewed yourself

In the same mould, I won't be bothering with Coopers Irish Stout, no matter how good it is, as I'm not a fan of, er, Irish Stout