Jessmosis
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Hey guy, first thread here, started my first batch two days ago and have been worried about my batch fermenting. I pitched my yeast in about 85 degrees F and was a little worried it might of slowed the process up...I dunno, I also didn't account for needing so much corn sugar to brew 5 gallons with so i ended up doing half corn sugar and half cane sugar. I put a little under what was needed to fill the rest up with cane sugar for as I've read that it's a little more potent. I used my hydrometer and before i pitched the yeast it read about 1.044(I wanted it a little stronger but figured this would be a great start) and went ahead and threw in the yeast. 24 hours passed and i still saw no sign of bubbles coming from the airlock, so I got a little nosy and poped the top for a second to see the yeast have been going at it quite well. After 48 hours i figured, hey, why not do a hydrometer test and see how its going. Poured it and it created a foamy head and looked a nice golden cooler to it(I'm doing a export pilsner). It has a reading of 1.026 so I know the yeast is at work. It seems to be working faster than I imagined, but it smelled liked beer and tastes like it. So far so good I believe, too bad I don't have a good seal on the top of my tank to show me signs of fermentation, maybe I'll invest in a new lid later on down the road. I've attached a picture of the sample I took today, I believe everything is going well, also if you have any thoughts of the picture below, let me know, thanks!