First time brewer here.
I've started my first ever homebrew (Wilko's Red Devil Ale) and noticed that I haven't been getting much activity from my airlock. There has been a constant pressure on it, but not enough to make it bubble over.
I took the lid off the bucket on day 5 to add my hops and noticed that it was definitely bubbling/reacting.
I've been keeping track of the temperature and I've only been able to keep it between 16-18 degrees, which the instructions say should be fine but I'm unsure as I've read elsewhere that it's supposed to be between 20-25 degrees.
I was wondering if I would ruin the brew by placing a seedling heat mat under it now and bringing it up to 20 degrees?
Thanks for any advice.
I've started my first ever homebrew (Wilko's Red Devil Ale) and noticed that I haven't been getting much activity from my airlock. There has been a constant pressure on it, but not enough to make it bubble over.
I took the lid off the bucket on day 5 to add my hops and noticed that it was definitely bubbling/reacting.
I've been keeping track of the temperature and I've only been able to keep it between 16-18 degrees, which the instructions say should be fine but I'm unsure as I've read elsewhere that it's supposed to be between 20-25 degrees.
I was wondering if I would ruin the brew by placing a seedling heat mat under it now and bringing it up to 20 degrees?
Thanks for any advice.