New brewer here - I am brewing the one gallon batch of NB's Dead Ringed IPA. Brew day was this past Saturday (four days ago), and I am a bit concerned because either primary fermentation didn't happen or it happened very quickly. I have a light ring of krausen (nothing thick or substantial) and there's a bubble in the airlock every couple minutes or so. After brew day, I checked on it every 12 hours or so and never saw a vigorous fermentation (but more than what I'm see now), which is why I'm thinking primary fermentation didn't happen at all.
I know I made a few mistakes on brew day, so any of these could have been the cause:
- I boiled the wort too vigorously and lost a lot water. I started with about 1.25 gallons of water and finished with less than one gallon.
- To make up for the water loss, I added some water to the wort to the fill line (I read on this forum that this was okay, but this easily could have been a big mistake without me knowing any better).
- I forgot to aerate before adding the yeast, so I aerated post-pitch.
- It has been warmer than probably ideal in my apartment (about 70-75°). Maybe this contributed to a quick primary fermentation, but as I said I never saw vigorous bubbling.
Does anyone have any idea of what my problem may be and what I can do to rescue my beer? Below is a picture. Thanks in advance for the help.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1460547940.824892.jpg
I know I made a few mistakes on brew day, so any of these could have been the cause:
- I boiled the wort too vigorously and lost a lot water. I started with about 1.25 gallons of water and finished with less than one gallon.
- To make up for the water loss, I added some water to the wort to the fill line (I read on this forum that this was okay, but this easily could have been a big mistake without me knowing any better).
- I forgot to aerate before adding the yeast, so I aerated post-pitch.
- It has been warmer than probably ideal in my apartment (about 70-75°). Maybe this contributed to a quick primary fermentation, but as I said I never saw vigorous bubbling.
Does anyone have any idea of what my problem may be and what I can do to rescue my beer? Below is a picture. Thanks in advance for the help.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1460547940.824892.jpg