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I have had my first brew (dunkelweizen) in primary fermentation since Jan 8 and I'm a bit concerned about it. First, here is the basic rundown of the brew:
Steeped grains in kit for 30 mins @ ~170° for 30 mins
Brought to boil, added 6lbs DME (breisse wheat I believe), stirred in well, added hops and boiled for 60 mins as per kit instructions.
Cooled to ~ 75° and pitched 1 packet of White Labs WLP300
Set in dark place for fermentation @ ~ 70°
After about 12-14 hours Krausen (sp?) Began to form, and here is the conundrum.
I've seen no activity in the airlock. It may be just a bad seal on the fermenter lid because I have about 2 inches of krausen that bubbles periodically and for the first few days saw a slurry of activity in the beer (is it technically beer at this point?)
How long until I can expect the krausen to fall? Should I give it any additional time after it has fallen before thinking of bottling? Any need to rack to secondary?
Thanks in advance
Andrew
Steeped grains in kit for 30 mins @ ~170° for 30 mins
Brought to boil, added 6lbs DME (breisse wheat I believe), stirred in well, added hops and boiled for 60 mins as per kit instructions.
Cooled to ~ 75° and pitched 1 packet of White Labs WLP300
Set in dark place for fermentation @ ~ 70°
After about 12-14 hours Krausen (sp?) Began to form, and here is the conundrum.
I've seen no activity in the airlock. It may be just a bad seal on the fermenter lid because I have about 2 inches of krausen that bubbles periodically and for the first few days saw a slurry of activity in the beer (is it technically beer at this point?)
How long until I can expect the krausen to fall? Should I give it any additional time after it has fallen before thinking of bottling? Any need to rack to secondary?
Thanks in advance
Andrew