StickWaver
Member
Hello all,
So I brewed by first batch about 3 weeks ago (Munton's Bock Kit, only I replaced the yeast with Safale US-05). Brew process went well, and everything was sanitized within an inch of its life.
Never really had a major bubbling in the airlock - but I didn't worry. There was other obvious signs - a good, healthy looking krausen - and I now have a stable FG.
My only "concern" is that the krausen never collapsed back into the wort. Now I did some searching on the forums; some say to give it a gentle stir, some say to just rack underneath. I found enough of both that I just wanted to ask what you all think. My inclination is to just rack from under the krausen, but since its my first brew, and everything else has gone so well... Thought I wouldn't press my luck.
So I brewed by first batch about 3 weeks ago (Munton's Bock Kit, only I replaced the yeast with Safale US-05). Brew process went well, and everything was sanitized within an inch of its life.
Never really had a major bubbling in the airlock - but I didn't worry. There was other obvious signs - a good, healthy looking krausen - and I now have a stable FG.
My only "concern" is that the krausen never collapsed back into the wort. Now I did some searching on the forums; some say to give it a gentle stir, some say to just rack underneath. I found enough of both that I just wanted to ask what you all think. My inclination is to just rack from under the krausen, but since its my first brew, and everything else has gone so well... Thought I wouldn't press my luck.