Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I am a bit concerned about my brew made it last night pitched the yeast around 24 degree's amd barely anything is happening not even a centimeter of foam on top i have some spare yeast i am concerned the yeast isn't working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 with my first batch i noticed within a few hours it was fermenting this one is just stayed the same the foam is from when i mixed the ingredients it is a coopers real ale with be1 and ldm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hey .. as the experienced ones said to me, it can take up to 48 hours to notice any activity, but just because there's no foam (krausen) doesn't mean there isn't any activity. Same thing happened to me, boom 2nd day I come home and it's going off like nobodys business, and it seems like the fermentation took around 48 hours for me, its near the final reading already, but i'll keep it in there for another week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 I was getting really worried i will wait before what i decide to do next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 patience my friend, some yeast will explode, some wil show very little signs of activity, these are 'indicators' but not really a guarentee of fermentation... your Hydrometer is the only thing that will confirm fermentation.. pitch yeast. wait 3-4 days, take a sample. wait 3-4 days, take a sample... Patience is a brewing skill that is almost as important as sanitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 patience my friend, some yeast will explode, some wil show very little signs of activity, these are 'indicators' but not really a guarentee of fermentation... your Hydrometer is the only thing that will confirm fermentation.. pitch yeast. wait 3-4 days, take a sample. wait 3-4 days, take a sample... Patience is a brewing skill that is almost as important as sanitation. My yeast was very quiet for a whole 36hours then boom when I got home that night it had exploded and was in full swing [biggrin] . My stout is tasting great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just looked again in the FV and it appears that the krausen is starting to happen see what it is like in the morning so looking promising now sorry i freak out a bit only my second brew just did all the hard work sanitizing etc and was hoping it doesn't get infected etc will be more patient hopefully by the morning it will have a lot of krausen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 It may not even have a lot of krausen. As mentioned above, some brews don't have much activity at all and others are like a volcano. Just leave it until Saturday and if you see no different then take a reading. If it is the same as your OG then action needs to be taken. If it is lower then leave it. If it is higher I would be wondering WTF because you haven't taken a reading properly. It sounds like it is underway now though. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Woke up this morning to find a nice head of krausen was a major relief i must say I was getting worried thinking if the yeast isn't working it might be prone to infection etc really was worried but all good today next tuesday it will be in the FV for a week i will take a reading then I was going to leave this brew in the FV for 2 weeks before bottling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hey Capt'n, I see you have over 100 posts under your belt with only 2 brews down! By the time you have 10 brews down you'll be giving BillK a run for his money.[bandit] [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have been asking a lot of questions learning more and more i have become obsessed with brewing lol. However money has been a problem of late so haven't had the chance to do more brews that i would of liked so far so good first brew turned out great second brew seems to be going along nicely now so fingers crossed there will be many more will be putting another brew down as soon as this one finishes hoping i can do my dark ale or stout if my local brew supplier has them otherwise will be making a sparkling ale my favourite of the coopers range of commercial beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 When money was a problem in the early 80's that was when i started homebrewing, i went with what i could afford even if it was a kit and a kilo of dex ( back then it was kilo of sugar [pinched] ), i was still making drinkable beer and plenty of it. I am making a basic brew for my next one, a coopers can of goo and a 1kg can of some aussie supermarket malt, the experiment continues [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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