Has anyone ever seen their yeast enter a second period of visible activity after having initially calmed down? The only reference I've been able to find was in the online version of How to Brew where it turned out a toddler was dropping crayons and things into the fermenter. For the record, I do have a toddler, however the fermenter is well out of her reach in a closet!
I had about two days of vigorous activity after pitching, then several more days of slowly diminishing visible activity where the wort was very opaque and there was a steady flow of tiny bubbles. After that died down, the beer looked clearer every day, and at the two weeks mark, I was thinking it was about time to bottle. Then, one day, it was suddenly visibly active again - the tiny bubbles were back and the wort was very opaque again. It diminished over the next few days, and now I'm at three weeks. I'm going to go ahead and bottle now, but I'm just curious if anyone else has seen this behavior.
This is my first brew by the way. It's a 1-gallon kit from BBS - grapefruit honey ale. I'm just following their instructions, so I don't have all the readings or temperatures to share.
Cheers!
I had about two days of vigorous activity after pitching, then several more days of slowly diminishing visible activity where the wort was very opaque and there was a steady flow of tiny bubbles. After that died down, the beer looked clearer every day, and at the two weeks mark, I was thinking it was about time to bottle. Then, one day, it was suddenly visibly active again - the tiny bubbles were back and the wort was very opaque again. It diminished over the next few days, and now I'm at three weeks. I'm going to go ahead and bottle now, but I'm just curious if anyone else has seen this behavior.
This is my first brew by the way. It's a 1-gallon kit from BBS - grapefruit honey ale. I'm just following their instructions, so I don't have all the readings or temperatures to share.
Cheers!