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Hey, I just registered after stumbling onto this cool forum.I'm not exactly a beginner but I brew infrequently & still have lots to learn.
Anyway, I'm currently trying to re-create a very succesful brew I did a few years ago using ginger root as a spice- real ginger ale! I was a hit then & I thought I'd try it again. So I went & got some amber liquid malt, cascade hops for the main boil, fuggles for the finish. The grated ginger was in the boil the whole time. I cooled the wort down to just under 90 degrees & used some of the wort itself as the medium to start the dry ale yeast, as I usually do, rather than warm water. Previously the action in the airlock started within 12-24 hours & was quite vigorus for about a day & gradually died down. This batch was different, though. I boiled it last Saturday & put it in the fermenter that night. Nothing happened, apparently, till overnight Tuesday. I saw minor bubbling in the air lock in the AM but there seemed to be plently of foam on top of the brew. I've checked the gravity several times and as of last night it remains unchanged at 1.010. Also, there seems to be a lot of sediment in the test tube, despite using irish moss to help settle it. I thought I'd transfer it to another fermenting container for a week & then see how it is.
So what do you pro's think? Is this batch in trouble? Should I dump it & start again or pursue it & bottle it? Any advice appreciated.
Anyway, I'm currently trying to re-create a very succesful brew I did a few years ago using ginger root as a spice- real ginger ale! I was a hit then & I thought I'd try it again. So I went & got some amber liquid malt, cascade hops for the main boil, fuggles for the finish. The grated ginger was in the boil the whole time. I cooled the wort down to just under 90 degrees & used some of the wort itself as the medium to start the dry ale yeast, as I usually do, rather than warm water. Previously the action in the airlock started within 12-24 hours & was quite vigorus for about a day & gradually died down. This batch was different, though. I boiled it last Saturday & put it in the fermenter that night. Nothing happened, apparently, till overnight Tuesday. I saw minor bubbling in the air lock in the AM but there seemed to be plently of foam on top of the brew. I've checked the gravity several times and as of last night it remains unchanged at 1.010. Also, there seems to be a lot of sediment in the test tube, despite using irish moss to help settle it. I thought I'd transfer it to another fermenting container for a week & then see how it is.
So what do you pro's think? Is this batch in trouble? Should I dump it & start again or pursue it & bottle it? Any advice appreciated.