I just brewed my first Imperial IPA. It was also my first beer using a yeast starter. The morning after I brewed, I checked the beer: no bubbles. Not what I expected, but I figured I would wait one more day because our house was ~63F. On day 2, still nothing and I figured that I had a stuck fermentation. In frustration, I kicked the bucket and out effused a ton of CO2. Well, apparently there had been a blockage in the valve, and it was carbonating in the primary! The beer is now pleasantly bubbling away as I type.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is it worth it to keep this batch? I figured I would continue like it never happened, transfer it to the secondary to get the CO2 out and pray it turns out decent in the bottle. I don't want to go through the trouble if I am sure it is going to be really off.
What do you think?
Has anyone else had this problem? Is it worth it to keep this batch? I figured I would continue like it never happened, transfer it to the secondary to get the CO2 out and pray it turns out decent in the bottle. I don't want to go through the trouble if I am sure it is going to be really off.
What do you think?