not much is happening during fermentation. After one day of fermenting nothing notable occurred no real bubbling activity. Finally small time bubbling happened but lasted a short time. Does this mean my beer is likely ruined ?
Brewing California common
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feinbera
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Yup. Give it a week to condition, bottle it up, another three weeks to assure transportational stability, then ship the bottles to me for disposal.
...seriously, though, appearance/airlock activity are notoriously poor indicators of yeast activity, you could have a small leak in your airlock or bucket seal, or maybe the krausen rose then dropped again between when you were looking, or maybe the yeast was just stealthy.
Take a gravity reading, this will tell you if your yeast have made progress. Take another one in a couple days, this will tell you if they're still chewing away and finishing up (if it's still dropping a little) or if they're done (remains stable over a couple days' readings).
...seriously, though, appearance/airlock activity are notoriously poor indicators of yeast activity, you could have a small leak in your airlock or bucket seal, or maybe the krausen rose then dropped again between when you were looking, or maybe the yeast was just stealthy.
Take a gravity reading, this will tell you if your yeast have made progress. Take another one in a couple days, this will tell you if they're still chewing away and finishing up (if it's still dropping a little) or if they're done (remains stable over a couple days' readings).
brew703
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It might take longer that one day for fermentation to begin.
I brewed a Cali common and I think it took 48+ hrs before I saw signs.
What temp are you fermenting at? What yeast are you using and what temp did you pitch the yeast at?
Beerthoven
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No, your beer is probably not ruined. Give it three weeks then take a gravity reading. It should be done by then.
I assume you used a Cali Common type yeast? I've used Wyeast 2112 (California Lager) several times, and it is a quiet yeast that doesn't produce a lot of bubbles.
