Hello all and thank you all for assembling such a wealth of knowledge. I have been reading through a lot of old threads and am blown away by all of the available info.
I am a newbie and currently have to extract batches brewing. My 1st attempt is a NB kit for an IPA. Brew day and primary went well. I dry hopped in a secondary last week and am waiting another week to bottle. Definitely should have used some sort of mesh bag because there is now hop pellet residue floating on my beer.
I was so excited, I brewed my second batch as soon as I emptied, cleaned and sanitized my 6.5 gal carbuoy. An oatmeal stout from Brewer's Best this time. Steeping went well and I was able to stay within temp range for entire 45 min. Boil was issue free, but I almost had a boil over. Cooled and racked into primary using my auto siphon and the "whirlpool" technique. Pitched my yeast at 72 degrees and moved the fermenter to a dark corner of my dining room. Room temp is 67. Less than 48 hours later, the foam settled and it looks like the yeast has fallen to the bottom. My first batch kept a nice foamy head for at least a week. There are a few CO2 bubbles coming through the airlock but on once in a while. My newbie panic has set in and I am looking for advice. I brewed last Sunday.
Too early to take gravity readings?
Add more yeast?
Place in warmer spot?
I don't have any homebrew to drink yet, so it's hard to relax!
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
I am a newbie and currently have to extract batches brewing. My 1st attempt is a NB kit for an IPA. Brew day and primary went well. I dry hopped in a secondary last week and am waiting another week to bottle. Definitely should have used some sort of mesh bag because there is now hop pellet residue floating on my beer.
I was so excited, I brewed my second batch as soon as I emptied, cleaned and sanitized my 6.5 gal carbuoy. An oatmeal stout from Brewer's Best this time. Steeping went well and I was able to stay within temp range for entire 45 min. Boil was issue free, but I almost had a boil over. Cooled and racked into primary using my auto siphon and the "whirlpool" technique. Pitched my yeast at 72 degrees and moved the fermenter to a dark corner of my dining room. Room temp is 67. Less than 48 hours later, the foam settled and it looks like the yeast has fallen to the bottom. My first batch kept a nice foamy head for at least a week. There are a few CO2 bubbles coming through the airlock but on once in a while. My newbie panic has set in and I am looking for advice. I brewed last Sunday.
Too early to take gravity readings?
Add more yeast?
Place in warmer spot?
I don't have any homebrew to drink yet, so it's hard to relax!
Thanks for any and all suggestions.