DJCalico
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Well... I'm totally be a newb, but that's typical for a first batch I guess.
I'm on day 6 of primary fermentation with a DME light ale. It was used with dry yeast (sorry for the lack of specifics, I'm at work). Kraussen developed pretty quickly, but my airlock was not 'going nuts' like a lot of people discuss. I still see the airlock bobber kick once every ~10 seconds still. There is still about 1.5" of kraussen on top and VERY little sediment on the bottom of the carboy (6.5gal). The temp has been steady at 66-67deg F.
I plan on keeping it in the primary for another weeks (two week total) before I bottle per my LHBS, but as it still seems active (and smells really nice out the top of the airlock) doesn't this seem like it's taking a little long for a light ale?
I'm going to try to get a picture up tonite or tomorrow morning.
Cheers!
I'm on day 6 of primary fermentation with a DME light ale. It was used with dry yeast (sorry for the lack of specifics, I'm at work). Kraussen developed pretty quickly, but my airlock was not 'going nuts' like a lot of people discuss. I still see the airlock bobber kick once every ~10 seconds still. There is still about 1.5" of kraussen on top and VERY little sediment on the bottom of the carboy (6.5gal). The temp has been steady at 66-67deg F.
I plan on keeping it in the primary for another weeks (two week total) before I bottle per my LHBS, but as it still seems active (and smells really nice out the top of the airlock) doesn't this seem like it's taking a little long for a light ale?
I'm going to try to get a picture up tonite or tomorrow morning.
Cheers!