metal0130
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Ok, I have looked around and cannot find the information I am looking for in any other posts.
I just created my first batch of homebrew last night and I pitched the yeast and put the carboy in a closet to begin fermentation. The house is around 68-70 degrees, although cooler at night. Now here is where my confusion begins.
I HAVE read that fermentation can take a long time to actually begin. But it would appear that mine began a very slow fermentation by the time I went to sleep. and even today (about 13 hours later), I am getting very slow fermentation. Now, if it does not pickup in the next 24 hours and I decide to add more yeast to it to get things moving, would this action ruin what was already slowly fermenting? at 13 hours I am getting one bubble in the airlock every 4 or 5 minutes and the wort is not creating any bubbles larger than the size of an ant. I just want to know if there is any way I can save this batch if the fermentation didn't start correctly..
I just created my first batch of homebrew last night and I pitched the yeast and put the carboy in a closet to begin fermentation. The house is around 68-70 degrees, although cooler at night. Now here is where my confusion begins.
I HAVE read that fermentation can take a long time to actually begin. But it would appear that mine began a very slow fermentation by the time I went to sleep. and even today (about 13 hours later), I am getting very slow fermentation. Now, if it does not pickup in the next 24 hours and I decide to add more yeast to it to get things moving, would this action ruin what was already slowly fermenting? at 13 hours I am getting one bubble in the airlock every 4 or 5 minutes and the wort is not creating any bubbles larger than the size of an ant. I just want to know if there is any way I can save this batch if the fermentation didn't start correctly..