Relyt
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Hi all! Could use your help...
I brewed my 5th ever batch a week ago today and have ran into some issues. I brewed an american wheat extract kit I got from my local brew shop... this was the first kit i'd done that had no grains to steep, just all extract syrups. I threw in an extra 1# wheat kicker, otherwise followed the instructions.
Also, half way through the boil I removed a few cups and mashed a couple containers of fresh blackberries in it with some pectin enzyme... then let it sit for about an hour. When the wort reached 75 degrees I added the water, yeast and blackberry juice/pulp. (I know, probably should have waited to add fruit until after or toward the end of fermentation)
3 days in, the airlock still wasn't bubbling... so i decided to aerate it. That got it to bubble about once every 30 seconds for about a day, then it quit.
Did the blackberries kill the yeast or does it sound like my yeast was bad? Can I save it or is it too late?
Thanks in advance!
I brewed my 5th ever batch a week ago today and have ran into some issues. I brewed an american wheat extract kit I got from my local brew shop... this was the first kit i'd done that had no grains to steep, just all extract syrups. I threw in an extra 1# wheat kicker, otherwise followed the instructions.
Also, half way through the boil I removed a few cups and mashed a couple containers of fresh blackberries in it with some pectin enzyme... then let it sit for about an hour. When the wort reached 75 degrees I added the water, yeast and blackberry juice/pulp. (I know, probably should have waited to add fruit until after or toward the end of fermentation)
3 days in, the airlock still wasn't bubbling... so i decided to aerate it. That got it to bubble about once every 30 seconds for about a day, then it quit.
Did the blackberries kill the yeast or does it sound like my yeast was bad? Can I save it or is it too late?
Thanks in advance!