I started my first batch on Saturday. Followed the instructions exactly. No problems everything went well.
At about 3:00pm, I pitched the yeast @65 degrees after aerating and put it in the laundry room closet. I used Wyeast 1056. The closet temp has varied a bit the past few days due to the weather. Anywhere from 63 to 72.
I checked on it Sunday morning and it was bubbling away. I timed it and it was doing about 90 bubbles a minute... Checked it Monday evening after work and it had slowed to about a bubble every 2-3 seconds. I was curious so I opened up the lid to see what kind of krausen I had. Lots of foam almost all the way to the lid. I sealed it back up and checked a few hours later and I had lots of debris in the airlock so i took it out and rinsed it out in a bucket of sanitizer and and replaced it.
I checked it this morning and no bubbles... none at all.
I can't help but think I screwed it up somehow.
At about 3:00pm, I pitched the yeast @65 degrees after aerating and put it in the laundry room closet. I used Wyeast 1056. The closet temp has varied a bit the past few days due to the weather. Anywhere from 63 to 72.
I checked on it Sunday morning and it was bubbling away. I timed it and it was doing about 90 bubbles a minute... Checked it Monday evening after work and it had slowed to about a bubble every 2-3 seconds. I was curious so I opened up the lid to see what kind of krausen I had. Lots of foam almost all the way to the lid. I sealed it back up and checked a few hours later and I had lots of debris in the airlock so i took it out and rinsed it out in a bucket of sanitizer and and replaced it.
I checked it this morning and no bubbles... none at all.
I can't help but think I screwed it up somehow.