My question involves what appears to be a 2nd fermentation for the beer I am currently brewing.
Im brewing a Russian Imperial Stout from the Brewers Best homebrew kit. During steeping I added an extra bag of chocolate malt and 2 oz of ground coffee, during the boil I added 3 bars of Ghirardelli chocolate and a tsp of vanilla extract along with the other ingredients from the Kit. I let it sit in the plastic bucket for 1 week and when the airlock no longer moved I racked the beer to a carboy. Upon racking to the carboy I added 1 vanilla bean (which I bought at World Market, it was vacuum sealed). I sliced it open and scraped the insides of the bean into the carboy, then added the beer, shook vigorously, added the airlock, and let it sit. During the first week I noticed some sediment accumulate on the bottom, as well as some light sediment on the top. Then approximately 1 week and 2 days after it had been sitting in the carboy, I noticed bubbling and the airlock was moving again. Theres a small layer of bubbles at the top of the beer in the carboy and the airlock is releasing bubbles 2-3 times a minute. This has been happening now for 2 days.
My question is: what is going on here? Is this good or bad? Ive never had this happen before and Im just worried the beer might be going bad. Is it normal for beer to ferment a second time, or more so a Russian Imperial Stout? Im just hoping this is normal.
Thanks for your help!
Im brewing a Russian Imperial Stout from the Brewers Best homebrew kit. During steeping I added an extra bag of chocolate malt and 2 oz of ground coffee, during the boil I added 3 bars of Ghirardelli chocolate and a tsp of vanilla extract along with the other ingredients from the Kit. I let it sit in the plastic bucket for 1 week and when the airlock no longer moved I racked the beer to a carboy. Upon racking to the carboy I added 1 vanilla bean (which I bought at World Market, it was vacuum sealed). I sliced it open and scraped the insides of the bean into the carboy, then added the beer, shook vigorously, added the airlock, and let it sit. During the first week I noticed some sediment accumulate on the bottom, as well as some light sediment on the top. Then approximately 1 week and 2 days after it had been sitting in the carboy, I noticed bubbling and the airlock was moving again. Theres a small layer of bubbles at the top of the beer in the carboy and the airlock is releasing bubbles 2-3 times a minute. This has been happening now for 2 days.
My question is: what is going on here? Is this good or bad? Ive never had this happen before and Im just worried the beer might be going bad. Is it normal for beer to ferment a second time, or more so a Russian Imperial Stout? Im just hoping this is normal.
Thanks for your help!