funkydrummer88
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yo.
I got a hydrometer to see if my beer was done(i didn't have one at the beginning of the brew). I did this because the beer bubbled and had foam krausen, but then after about 36-48 hours things ceased. After that, I didn't see a bubble pop through if I stared at the airlock for 2 minutes. I was worried so i got a hyrdrometer. It's been 2 weeks, since I began fermentation, I tested the 60 degree fermenter in 70 degree water, and found that it was a bit under the 0 mark on my hydrometer. So I assume that is accurate. When I opened my batch, I found it to have krausen foam on the sides of the 5 gallon jug, which was expected, but there were tiny brown flakes floating on top of the beer, something I don't recall seeing in my first batch. I then inserted the hyrdrometer, and it is below the 0 mark by a long shot, actually the hyrdrometer was floating at the place where it goes skinny and where it starts to get wider at the bottom. What does this mean?
I got a hydrometer to see if my beer was done(i didn't have one at the beginning of the brew). I did this because the beer bubbled and had foam krausen, but then after about 36-48 hours things ceased. After that, I didn't see a bubble pop through if I stared at the airlock for 2 minutes. I was worried so i got a hyrdrometer. It's been 2 weeks, since I began fermentation, I tested the 60 degree fermenter in 70 degree water, and found that it was a bit under the 0 mark on my hydrometer. So I assume that is accurate. When I opened my batch, I found it to have krausen foam on the sides of the 5 gallon jug, which was expected, but there were tiny brown flakes floating on top of the beer, something I don't recall seeing in my first batch. I then inserted the hyrdrometer, and it is below the 0 mark by a long shot, actually the hyrdrometer was floating at the place where it goes skinny and where it starts to get wider at the bottom. What does this mean?