KansasCyclist
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So I'm guessing the answer to this question is going to be, relax and wait it out but I figured I'd post anyway and get some advice.
I made my first big beer this weekend, northern brewer black IPA extract kit, O.G. was 1.075. I used a Wyeast 1271 American Ale II smack pack, let it swell for about 3 hours then pitched it directly into the wort after cooling it to ~65 deg.
After < 18 hours I had a steadily bubbling airlock, not huge bubbles but steady bubbles about twice a second. It's a little slower 3 days later but still bubbling away.
I've been doing a lot of reading in the past two days about how I probably should have made a starter but I got ancy. I'm planning to let this sit in primary for 6 weeks before dry hopping and bottling.
Should I be worried about getting a stuck fermentation? Would it be worthwhile to pick up another smack pack and pitch it? Am I making a big deal out of nothing? There was very little lag, so I'm assuming that I'm probably in the clear.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
-Rick
I made my first big beer this weekend, northern brewer black IPA extract kit, O.G. was 1.075. I used a Wyeast 1271 American Ale II smack pack, let it swell for about 3 hours then pitched it directly into the wort after cooling it to ~65 deg.
After < 18 hours I had a steadily bubbling airlock, not huge bubbles but steady bubbles about twice a second. It's a little slower 3 days later but still bubbling away.
I've been doing a lot of reading in the past two days about how I probably should have made a starter but I got ancy. I'm planning to let this sit in primary for 6 weeks before dry hopping and bottling.
Should I be worried about getting a stuck fermentation? Would it be worthwhile to pick up another smack pack and pitch it? Am I making a big deal out of nothing? There was very little lag, so I'm assuming that I'm probably in the clear.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
-Rick