Hi all,
I am brewing a Belgian Dubbel. It's in the fermenter and I am using ,y Cool Brewing bag to control temperature. By the way, that thing's AWESOME!
Anyway, I brewed the wort on Sunday and it started fermenting very quickly. The airlock bubbled more than I have ever seen it in my long career of "one batch before this one." But now, a week later, it's stopped altogether. Is it still fermenting? The temperature got up to 74 at one point, but I quickly got it under control and it's been around 66 to 68 since Tuesday.
I know I should take readings with my hydrometer, but I don't own a thief to get wort out of the bucket. I am just wondering if anyone has seen this type of behavior before, or has any advice. My current plan is to keep it at a good temperature for the two weeks the directions told me to keep it there and then bottle and hope for the best.
So, teach me. What should I know?
Thanks in advance. I always appreciate you guys.
I am brewing a Belgian Dubbel. It's in the fermenter and I am using ,y Cool Brewing bag to control temperature. By the way, that thing's AWESOME!
Anyway, I brewed the wort on Sunday and it started fermenting very quickly. The airlock bubbled more than I have ever seen it in my long career of "one batch before this one." But now, a week later, it's stopped altogether. Is it still fermenting? The temperature got up to 74 at one point, but I quickly got it under control and it's been around 66 to 68 since Tuesday.
I know I should take readings with my hydrometer, but I don't own a thief to get wort out of the bucket. I am just wondering if anyone has seen this type of behavior before, or has any advice. My current plan is to keep it at a good temperature for the two weeks the directions told me to keep it there and then bottle and hope for the best.
So, teach me. What should I know?
Thanks in advance. I always appreciate you guys.