Donner
Well-Known Member
This isn't a question about how long to leave my beer in primary, but rather, i'm curious how long a RIS will show signs of fermentation. My bucket seals tightly, so the airlock is my gauge for activity.
On sunday, I racked my 1.096 black chocolate stout clone onto a wlp001 yeast cake from a previous batch. The thing took off late that night and was bubbling away very aggressively until this morning. Now it's about every 3-4 seconds if not longer. I know big beers can stall out and i'd like to avoid that, so I'm just curious if i should get concerned if my airlock stops showing activity in the near future or if a RIS can ferment out in that short a period of time if enough yeast was present.
I hope that all make sense... thanks.
On sunday, I racked my 1.096 black chocolate stout clone onto a wlp001 yeast cake from a previous batch. The thing took off late that night and was bubbling away very aggressively until this morning. Now it's about every 3-4 seconds if not longer. I know big beers can stall out and i'd like to avoid that, so I'm just curious if i should get concerned if my airlock stops showing activity in the near future or if a RIS can ferment out in that short a period of time if enough yeast was present.
I hope that all make sense... thanks.