No action in the airlock
To quote from above: "Just as a comparison since we're brewing the same recipe: I checked my gravity today. OG was 1.042, today (19 days into fermentation) it is still 1.030."
Is it normal sometimes for the gravity to takes so long to drop?
RM-MN said:Put the lid back on, your yeast are doing fine. They just need a little relaxation now. The ring of gunk above your beer is a krausen ring and it tells me you have fermentation going on and the yeast need more time to finish. Here's a description of the phases the yeast go through. Yours is in the third phase.
http://www.brewgeeks.com/the-life-cycle-of-yeast.html
Cool. I avoided taking the lid off till tonight because I know that it can take a while for the yeast to take off. I'm guessing my bucket isn't airtight. I need to get a carboy so I can see everything easier.
m_stodd said:Don't do this, you'll (probably) regret doing it.
1. Hops don't like light
2. Glass shatters
3. Buckets have handles
...The list goes on
Just get through your first few batches, and you'll be confident enough to let it ferment out of sight. If you do want to watch your fermentation, I'd suggest buying a gallon of cider in a glass jug, fermenting that, then using if for 1 gallon batches.
I guess my next question is should I plan on waiting a couple more weeks before bottling. I know I'll need to check the gravity, but I don't want to open my bucket any more than necessary.
I thought it was about finished until I opened it tonight to take a gravity reading and saw the krausen on top.
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