Gregman Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 I followed all the brewing directions and the temperature is at 22°c, but there is no foam. What went wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Gregman said: I followed all the brewing directions and the temperature is at 22°c, but there is no foam. What went wrong? I assume u added the yeast? Normally takes about 10-12hrs to get going. If not and yeast is floating on top give it a bit of a stir to ensure the yeast is nice and wet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 How long has it been? The yeast go through a reproduction stage, where they make more yeast, before they start fermenting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregman Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 30 minutes ago, Oldbloke said: I assume u added the yeast? Normally takes about 10-12hrs to get going. If not and yeast is floating on top give it a bit of a stir to ensure the yeast is nice and wet. The yeast was floating on top, so I gave it a quick stir. Thank you for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 23 minutes ago, Gregman said: The yeast was floating on top, so I gave it a quick stir. Thank you for the help. Yeh, often happens due to surface tension. Should be all go by tomorrow morning. 22c will be fine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Gregman said: The yeast was floating on top, so I gave it a quick stir. Thank you for the help. If you’ve done all the right things I would leave it alone it will do it’s thing! If you have the coopers fermenter do you see condensation on the lid which indicates the yeast is active. How long since you pitched the yeast? What yeast/recipe did you use? if you still have concerns in a few days take a hydrometer reading that is the best way to tell if it’s happening! Edited May 25, 2023 by RDT2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 44 minutes ago, RDT2 said: If you’ve done all the right things I would leave it alone it will do it’s thing! If you have the coopers fermenter do you see condensation on the lid which indicates the yeast is active. How long since you pitched the yeast? What yeast/recipe did you use? if you still have concerns in a few days take a hydrometer reading that is the best way to tell if it’s happening! Yeah, I always found the Coopers Dark Ale & Coopers Stout recipes to be easy to brew & very forgiving if you stick the instructions without too many variances. It is hard to muck wither of them up unless you steer right away from the rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregman Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 7 hours ago, RDT2 said: If you’ve done all the right things I would leave it alone it will do it’s thing! If you have the coopers fermenter do you see condensation on the lid which indicates the yeast is active. How long since you pitched the yeast? What yeast/recipe did you use? if you still have concerns in a few days take a hydrometer reading that is the best way to tell if it’s happening! This is what my beer is doing. Is it fermenting correctly? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChairmanDrew Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Is the airlock bubbling? That's my first sign that fermentation is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pints Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Gregman said: This is what my beer is doing. Is it fermenting correctly? Your beer is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 3 hours ago, ChairmanDrew said: Is the airlock bubbling? That's my first sign that fermentation is going on. Those things are notoriously unreliable, any leak in the seal and it won't bubble even when it is fermenting. In any case from the photos it looks like a Coopers fermenter which doesn't have an airlock anyway, and it appears to be already finished. The yeast sitting on top isn't dry granules. Check the SG with a hydrometer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 8 hours ago, Gregman said: This is what my beer is doing. Is it fermenting correctly? Looks perfectly fine to me. Check with your hydrometer as Otto says. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 11 hours ago, Gregman said: This is what my beer is doing. Is it fermenting correctly? The beer is going fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackgym Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 You can see if it's fermenting by the activity forming on top. US-05 yeast (for example) takes about 24 hours straight out of the packet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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