Hey Guys!
I am new to the forum and just started my first brew. I wanted to make a vanilla beer and was advised to cut up a vanilla bean and throw it into my wort in the last 15 minutes of the boil and let the vanilla bean fall into the fermentor during the pot-fermentor transfer. So I followed the recipe with the addition of the vanilla bean (its an extract recipe for an irish stout) and now its in the fermentor. I don't know if something bad happened though because my airlock isn't really bubbling. There are a few tiny bubbles in it but its not bubbling actively, the airlock just looks kinda fizzy. I am pretty sure the bucket is airtight but I am not sure if I should take that as a sign the yeast was bad or not? Also the recipe says let it ferment for 7-10 days or until bubbling has stopped, I have read online however, to leave it in the primary for up to 3 weeks so as to remove off flavors. Any advice or opinions?
Thanks,
Chris
I am new to the forum and just started my first brew. I wanted to make a vanilla beer and was advised to cut up a vanilla bean and throw it into my wort in the last 15 minutes of the boil and let the vanilla bean fall into the fermentor during the pot-fermentor transfer. So I followed the recipe with the addition of the vanilla bean (its an extract recipe for an irish stout) and now its in the fermentor. I don't know if something bad happened though because my airlock isn't really bubbling. There are a few tiny bubbles in it but its not bubbling actively, the airlock just looks kinda fizzy. I am pretty sure the bucket is airtight but I am not sure if I should take that as a sign the yeast was bad or not? Also the recipe says let it ferment for 7-10 days or until bubbling has stopped, I have read online however, to leave it in the primary for up to 3 weeks so as to remove off flavors. Any advice or opinions?
Thanks,
Chris