I brewed a batch of ale on Saturday and filled my fermenting bucket with hot instead of cold tap water by mistake. I only realized this after I pitched in the dry yeast from the kit. I then cooled the bucket by immersing it in cold water with ice in the bathtub overnight.
No signs of active fermentation as there have been no bubble on the air lock. After reading some posts in the forum I swirled and shook the fermenting bucket to agitate the yeast and all of a sudden I felt a huge gush of air coming out of the airlock even though it is tightly sealed.
I assume that the air released was CO2?
Some wort escaped into the airlock as well.
Is my wort fermenting?
No signs of active fermentation as there have been no bubble on the air lock. After reading some posts in the forum I swirled and shook the fermenting bucket to agitate the yeast and all of a sudden I felt a huge gush of air coming out of the airlock even though it is tightly sealed.
I assume that the air released was CO2?
Some wort escaped into the airlock as well.
Is my wort fermenting?