Hey dudes
I just brewed a mock-bock last week with German Ale yeast. During the peak of fermentation, I ALMOST switched to a blowoff tube because it was bubbling so much. I've never had a brew that active. So you must understand my dismay when I went to rack to secondary, popped the lid to my bucket, and found...no krausen. Like. None. A few floaters. Even the trub was loose and fluffy.
I decided to relax, not worry, have a homebrew or six. I'm still a little confused though. Is this something I should expect from Kolsch yeast? And before you ask, I broke my hydrometer 3 brews ago and haven't bothered to replace it yet. I can generally tell when it's ready to rack and I'm usually not concerned with how potent the product is, so long as it's beer.
I just brewed a mock-bock last week with German Ale yeast. During the peak of fermentation, I ALMOST switched to a blowoff tube because it was bubbling so much. I've never had a brew that active. So you must understand my dismay when I went to rack to secondary, popped the lid to my bucket, and found...no krausen. Like. None. A few floaters. Even the trub was loose and fluffy.
I decided to relax, not worry, have a homebrew or six. I'm still a little confused though. Is this something I should expect from Kolsch yeast? And before you ask, I broke my hydrometer 3 brews ago and haven't bothered to replace it yet. I can generally tell when it's ready to rack and I'm usually not concerned with how potent the product is, so long as it's beer.