I am on my 5th brew (whoohoo!), and I have noticed 2 things:
1- I don't usually get any signs of fermentation till about 36-48 hours after I pitch the yeast.
2- Sometimes my airlock doesn't burp during fermentation - even though there is krausen. This just happened on my last brew, i checked to make sure I had a secure seal & that there was enough H2O in the airlock, but I have not gotten 1 bubble in 5 days!
So would making a starter help fermentation kick in sooner? I just bought a flask for my next batch. And is does it sound like air is escaping from somewhere? Though I don't know where it could be
1- I don't usually get any signs of fermentation till about 36-48 hours after I pitch the yeast.
2- Sometimes my airlock doesn't burp during fermentation - even though there is krausen. This just happened on my last brew, i checked to make sure I had a secure seal & that there was enough H2O in the airlock, but I have not gotten 1 bubble in 5 days!
So would making a starter help fermentation kick in sooner? I just bought a flask for my next batch. And is does it sound like air is escaping from somewhere? Though I don't know where it could be