Browningjr
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Just a quick intro. My name is Mark from york, pa. I have a few concercs about my first brew. Started all with complete all grain. Figured why waste the time and just go with what I would eventually move in to.
So I brewed a pumpkin beer and everything went well. Unfortunately I wasnt able to check the 0G because I had nothing to put my hydrometer in since it didnt come with the tube in the kit. Anyway my worry is this. The first night after I put the yeast in the very next morning it was great and active and the pumpkin residue has sifted to the bottom for the most part and you could see all kinds of activity going on. The next day all the head and activity had come to a major hault. I could still see things moving around but nothing like before. Also my air lock is only bubbling like 2 or 3 times a minute. Now I am only 4 days in to fermentation and its still got a little activity and everything has sifted to the bottom. Is this normal? Did I not get enough air in it and should I maybe shake things or stir things up a little?
Thanks for any assistance. The first picture is after the first night and the other 2 are on the brew day. Forgot to take a picture of now. But basically all the foam at the top is gone and all the setiment is at the bottom with a little bubbles and movement inside. also it is at 66 to 68 degree F
So I brewed a pumpkin beer and everything went well. Unfortunately I wasnt able to check the 0G because I had nothing to put my hydrometer in since it didnt come with the tube in the kit. Anyway my worry is this. The first night after I put the yeast in the very next morning it was great and active and the pumpkin residue has sifted to the bottom for the most part and you could see all kinds of activity going on. The next day all the head and activity had come to a major hault. I could still see things moving around but nothing like before. Also my air lock is only bubbling like 2 or 3 times a minute. Now I am only 4 days in to fermentation and its still got a little activity and everything has sifted to the bottom. Is this normal? Did I not get enough air in it and should I maybe shake things or stir things up a little?
Thanks for any assistance. The first picture is after the first night and the other 2 are on the brew day. Forgot to take a picture of now. But basically all the foam at the top is gone and all the setiment is at the bottom with a little bubbles and movement inside. also it is at 66 to 68 degree F