bubbles don't need to be present for fermentation? you're full of it!

...or so I thought. I have this character flaw of not believing what other people say after I've already formed my own opinion or thought on a topic.

And here on HBT, a lot of times people tell newbie brewers not to believe their airlock. What a load, I thought. If you have fermentation, you'll get at least some bubbles. Anyone who says they had a full fermentation without airlock activity clearly had a poorly sealed bucket or poorly sealed airlock or something.

I just had my steam beer cruise from 1.045 down to 1.010 over the course of about 6 days with no...or very very few bubbles. My s-type airlock was slightly out of balance for about 5 days but that was it. And now I have beer.

Anyhow, turns out HBT was right and I was wrong.

You're wrong. You clearly had a poorly sealed bucket or airlock.

Anyhow, turns out HBT was right and I was wrong.

Click to expand...

We usually are......

I was only wrong once.....

That's when I thought I was wrong, but I was right.

TheZymurgist said:

You're wrong. You clearly had a poorly sealed bucket or airlock.

Click to expand...

I'm with you there, no way did it ferment without bubbles! Unless maybe you had ninja bubbles...

I once thought I was wrong...but I was mistaken.

Well, we all have something to learn here, even the aged ones. My methods have evolved over the last ten years.