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Hey guys just wondering if I should stir up my Stone IPA brew I have. Its only been like 3 days, but I know the yeast I have is a high fluctuating yeast and it falls out pretty fast of suspension.

Should I swish it around at all or even just gently swish around the trub/yeast with a sanatized metal coat hanger?

I am still getting air bubbles in the air lock tho. But I want to be safe and make sure that the yeast do their job entirely

merkinman

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Only a hydrometer can answer this question. The most active phase of your fermentation may even be finished.

Though gentle stirring may not harm anything, but it could oxidize your beer or introduce unwanted bugs.

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RDWHAHB. The yeast know what to do.

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so, give it another 3 days, check the gravity and see where I'm at. If its still a little high, give the bottom a nice little stir and then see where that leads?

Yuri_Rage

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You should give it another week without so much as a second glance. New brewer's biggest mistake: no patience.

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Revvy

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They don't need your help to find the sugars, they can swim fine on their own...and at this point since you DO have beer in there, you run the risk of oxidyzing it.



I pitch my yeast, and come back a month later to bottle, and so far the yeast have done fine on their own.

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Sorry, its been like 7 months since I've brewed I'll just relax and let it sit for as long as needed.

jetmac

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+1 more day

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Revvy>>You shouldn't worry about ANYTHING, you didn't hurt the yeast, they know what they need to do, they want to eat all that sugar they are swimming around in. They want to pee alcohol and fart co2, it's their nature.

Bobby_M>>I flood the keg with CO2 for one minute with the lid off, rack the beer in to the bottom gently, seal it, flood it, vent it. If there's still O2 in there after that, F it.

mrk305

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If you had a glass carboy you could see that right now the yeast are moving around like they are in a blender on low speed.

I ferment in buckets, too. Sometimes I make an extra large batch that won't quite fit in a bucket. I take the leftovers and fill a half gallon liquor bottle or two. A Rebell Yell bottle makes a cool looking little fermentor with a rubber stopper. I have even brought one to work to show my coworkers what fermenting beer looks like.

After your beer quits bubbling like crazy, pour the liquor bottle in your primary.

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I'm fermenting in a glass carboy. It was DEF fermenting like crazy in the beginning (first 24-36 hours) Now, it is all sitting at the bottom but still producing Co2 so it must be doing its thing. I really hope I didn't oxidize the beer when I swirled it around the day I pitched the yeast (waited like 4 hours and no activity so I swirled it around a few times.)

I think it will all turn out for the best. I'm going to go ahead and brew another beer next weekend to get two going at the same time. Better to do them now then wait till later and forget everything again!