I'm brewing a Greenbelt ale from AHS, and I took a huge chance with the yeast shipping halfway across the country in 90+ heat.
I made a starter 24 hours before and it it was happily fermenting along. Brew day (Sunday) dumped them in and had strong air lock activity Monday morning (5am).
Yesterday I come home to check on my babies and the greenbelt blew off the airlock four days later!? Why the sudden burst of activity so many days later? Was my starter not good enough?
This is my first time using greenbelt, temp has been a constant 66F. Usually I get the yeast kaboom within 48 hours not four days later after constant significant air lock activity. If anything I was expecting it to finally slow down.
Normal for this yeast? Should I have let the starter go another 24 hours?
I made a starter 24 hours before and it it was happily fermenting along. Brew day (Sunday) dumped them in and had strong air lock activity Monday morning (5am).
Yesterday I come home to check on my babies and the greenbelt blew off the airlock four days later!? Why the sudden burst of activity so many days later? Was my starter not good enough?
This is my first time using greenbelt, temp has been a constant 66F. Usually I get the yeast kaboom within 48 hours not four days later after constant significant air lock activity. If anything I was expecting it to finally slow down.
Normal for this yeast? Should I have let the starter go another 24 hours?