Hi
My first ever brew is currently on the go. It started well and then stalled so I stirred it a bit to try and get the yeast going again. Its since come back to life and has been fermenting again, slowly.
Because I've been worried about it I've been checking it almost daily, putting the hydrometer into the beer (cleaned beforehand). However, after reading some of the posts on this site, I'm now worried that I've been exposing it too much to the environment and may have contaminated it in some way. There is still some yeast/bubbles etc on the surface, which don't seem to be in a hurry to go away, even though I think it should be nearly done. I also tasted some earlier and it didn't taste too great!
Its currently been brewing for 7 days.
Any advice welcome.
My first ever brew is currently on the go. It started well and then stalled so I stirred it a bit to try and get the yeast going again. Its since come back to life and has been fermenting again, slowly.
Because I've been worried about it I've been checking it almost daily, putting the hydrometer into the beer (cleaned beforehand). However, after reading some of the posts on this site, I'm now worried that I've been exposing it too much to the environment and may have contaminated it in some way. There is still some yeast/bubbles etc on the surface, which don't seem to be in a hurry to go away, even though I think it should be nearly done. I also tasted some earlier and it didn't taste too great!
Its currently been brewing for 7 days.
Any advice welcome.