TURBOANSARI
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Dear Sir or Maddam,
I have just begun fermentation of the highest gravity ale i have brewed so far in my career! I want to ensure that all this sugar gets fermented. I have been reading up on aeration, but i want to know if anyone can explain to me until what part in the process i can add additional air before i oxidize the beer and create an off-flavor.
I violently dumped the wort into the fermenter and stirred to create foam. i capped the fermenter so air can no longer enter or escape. Can I pump in more air in when you see the airlock start to buble? if so, until what point should I stop adding air to the wort? it seems to me that there you can only get a finite amount of air into a 7 gallon bucket with 5 gallons of wort. will that oxygen run out before fermentation completes? if so can you pump more air in to try to get more fermentation and if so, when is it no longer appropriate?
My wife bought an exercise ball and it comes with this plastic pump. i sanitzed it and pumped more air into the fermeter before i saw fermentation begin because it took almost 24 hours for it to start. I am considering adding more when fermentation begins to slow to see if i can speed up the process.
I have just begun fermentation of the highest gravity ale i have brewed so far in my career! I want to ensure that all this sugar gets fermented. I have been reading up on aeration, but i want to know if anyone can explain to me until what part in the process i can add additional air before i oxidize the beer and create an off-flavor.
I violently dumped the wort into the fermenter and stirred to create foam. i capped the fermenter so air can no longer enter or escape. Can I pump in more air in when you see the airlock start to buble? if so, until what point should I stop adding air to the wort? it seems to me that there you can only get a finite amount of air into a 7 gallon bucket with 5 gallons of wort. will that oxygen run out before fermentation completes? if so can you pump more air in to try to get more fermentation and if so, when is it no longer appropriate?
My wife bought an exercise ball and it comes with this plastic pump. i sanitzed it and pumped more air into the fermeter before i saw fermentation begin because it took almost 24 hours for it to start. I am considering adding more when fermentation begins to slow to see if i can speed up the process.