JoeMama
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See, its times like this that make me think I BETTER get into the habit of using my hydrometer...
I did an AHS pumpkin ale close to a month ago. It had a ridiculous fermentation and finally settled down then cleared. I figured I would just turn down the thermostat in my ferm cabinet to crash cool it while I continued to collect bottles awaiting the bottling phase of this brew (I usually keg)
Well a couple of weeks passed and I ended up brewing some more and turned the temp of the ferm cabinet back up to accomodate this brew. That one finished its ferm so I turned the temperature up a little to let the yeast clean up on the NEW brew. I went in today and looked at the PA and it appeared to be degassing! I have a ring of little bubbles around the edge, and CO2 appears to be surfacing (clouding the beer again in the primary)
No, Im not worried about this batch - just intrigued, and wondering whats going on inside of that glass carboy. Is the beer degassing? I thought this only happened with wines. Or might it have been TOO cold the first time around and the yeast never really finished? (Unlikely with a blow off like that)
This is kind of neat! I usually primary all of my beers at least a month, then keg, but this one appears like its at it again!
-Me
I did an AHS pumpkin ale close to a month ago. It had a ridiculous fermentation and finally settled down then cleared. I figured I would just turn down the thermostat in my ferm cabinet to crash cool it while I continued to collect bottles awaiting the bottling phase of this brew (I usually keg)
Well a couple of weeks passed and I ended up brewing some more and turned the temp of the ferm cabinet back up to accomodate this brew. That one finished its ferm so I turned the temperature up a little to let the yeast clean up on the NEW brew. I went in today and looked at the PA and it appeared to be degassing! I have a ring of little bubbles around the edge, and CO2 appears to be surfacing (clouding the beer again in the primary)
No, Im not worried about this batch - just intrigued, and wondering whats going on inside of that glass carboy. Is the beer degassing? I thought this only happened with wines. Or might it have been TOO cold the first time around and the yeast never really finished? (Unlikely with a blow off like that)
This is kind of neat! I usually primary all of my beers at least a month, then keg, but this one appears like its at it again!
-Me