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Hello:
I am a new homebrewer and have my 2nd batch fermenting right now. It's an Amber Ale from the brewers best recipe kit. I've only been doing this for 2 weeks and am kind of concerned about this recipe.
I think I may have made a mistake in frementing. I used a blowoff tube into a bucket of water for the first few days. I think I might have pushed the tube too far into the carboy, and i got A LOT of foam in the bucket. When I switched to a 3 piece airlock after the first few days of fermenting, I dumped out the bucket and there was actually a layer of sediment on the bottom k(kind of pinkish-tan in color). Anyway, now the top few inches of beer in the carboy is very dark (root beer colored) and kind of clear. Whereas the bottom is much more cloudy and brown. In fact the top layer almost looks lighter in consistency as well. There is however a layer of sediment on the bottom of the carboy
Just wondering if this is normal or if I messed up? I want to figure out before I begin bottling...
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I am a new homebrewer and have my 2nd batch fermenting right now. It's an Amber Ale from the brewers best recipe kit. I've only been doing this for 2 weeks and am kind of concerned about this recipe.
I think I may have made a mistake in frementing. I used a blowoff tube into a bucket of water for the first few days. I think I might have pushed the tube too far into the carboy, and i got A LOT of foam in the bucket. When I switched to a 3 piece airlock after the first few days of fermenting, I dumped out the bucket and there was actually a layer of sediment on the bottom k(kind of pinkish-tan in color). Anyway, now the top few inches of beer in the carboy is very dark (root beer colored) and kind of clear. Whereas the bottom is much more cloudy and brown. In fact the top layer almost looks lighter in consistency as well. There is however a layer of sediment on the bottom of the carboy
Just wondering if this is normal or if I messed up? I want to figure out before I begin bottling...
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks!