This is my first brew in a long long time. I brewed a pale ale ( O.G. = 1.045 ) on 10/13. It is in a brew bucket. I had bubbling in the airlock within a day. All is good! My apartment is warm and my fermentation temperature was about 73. I plan on getting a rubbermaid tub to hold the bucket in with water for the next batch. After 5 days or so bubbling died down as expected. But just now I when I came home there was bubbling. The temperature in my kitchen was 75', and I keep the radiators off. The stick on thermometer on the bucket reads 76'. I saw a few bubbles. I smelled the airlock and it smells clean.
So I am thinking ( hoping ) that the beer is fine and all I'm seeing is CO2 coming out of the beer because of the heat in my apartment. Does this seem reasonable? I would rather not open the bucket until bottling day, which will be Monday ( 3 weeks in primary ).
I would RDWHAHB but that will take a few weeks. Howvere, tonight is Relax, Don't Worry, Have Pizza and Wine.
So I am thinking ( hoping ) that the beer is fine and all I'm seeing is CO2 coming out of the beer because of the heat in my apartment. Does this seem reasonable? I would rather not open the bucket until bottling day, which will be Monday ( 3 weeks in primary ).
I would RDWHAHB but that will take a few weeks. Howvere, tonight is Relax, Don't Worry, Have Pizza and Wine.