Mleytevidal
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Brewed yesterday and pitched yeast at around 6:30 pm. Should I be seeing any bubbles yet? Anything I should worry?
jwalk4 said:Wow, brown ales must be a popular first brew choice. I just did my first brew on Saturday (also brown ale). Out of curiosity what temp did you pitch at? And, what temp is the fermenter sitting in right now?
Because 65-70% is the proper temp.
Between 75-78. Was told that's fine for an ale by a few people who've been brewing for a while
If you seen nothing by day 3 I would start getting suspicious. Also don't worry about the babby poop looking stuff that will be floating on top. I love brown ales and have a few good recipes that I can brew from grain to glass in 5 days(taste great by day 11) Your ferm temp sounds a little high for dry yeast which is what I imagine you pitched. Generally the higher the ferment temp the more flavors your going to get from your yeast. Great for whit beers and belgians bad for beer I like clean like my browns but pallets Differ.
I actually pitched liquid yeast. I've got the temp down a bit and plan on keeping it steady here at 74-75.
sweed said:Try and get it to a cooler spot in the low to mid 60's if you can, if not make a swamp cooler. There are threads, or youtube's I'm sure, that show you how to do that.
My first was a brown ale also that I brewed up this past May. It gets addicting, so get ready!
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