I made a batch of light pale ale today. some of my past batches have had a slight clove/chlorine flavor. So today before the boil I added one campden tab to the tap water. My only concern is that this batch is showing no signs of life after 8 hours,,,,every other batch I have made with safeale s-05 has been bubbling away after a few hours. Can campden tabs kill yeast after they boil??
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Relax and give it some time. Yeast work on there own schedule. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/fermentation-can-take-24-72-hrs-show-visible-signs-43635/
The infamous John Palmer used one in the pre boil water in this video he made over at the NB website... http://www.northernbrewer.com/connect/2012/08/all-grain-brewing-with-john-palmer/ so im sure it is fine, just give it a bit more time.
Yea, I usually split a tab between my mash and sparge water, so I do a full tab in ~9-10 gallons and have never had a problem. Just make sure to add it pre-boil and you're good.
yes it was added pre-boil. still no bubbles but the level in my airlock has changed indicating there is some kind of pressure in there. I have never seen a ferment without bubbles in the airlock,,,have you?
Fermentation is a funny thing sometimes. RDWHAHB!
...and remember that an airlock is not a hydrometer. If you really wanna monitor progress, take a sample and see if your gravity has dropped. If it has, the yeasties are working, let them do their thing.
...and remember that an airlock is not a hydrometer. If you really wanna monitor progress, take a sample and see if your gravity has dropped. If it has, the yeasties are working, let them do their thing.
CBXBob
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Yes, the last buckets I bought (online from brew supply) leak at the lids, i finally bought some gasket material for the lids because I like watching the bubbles!
