Like a lot of people here I'm sure, I got one of the homebrewing starter kits as a gift this Christmas. I decided to try my luck at the red ale extract kit and followed the instructions pretty much to a tee. The first 24 hours of fermentation was pretty cool, it was bubbling like crazy and going well. I'm concerned now that my fermentation is stuck though.
The airlock is bubbling about once or twice every minute at the end of day 3 now. The beer is really cloudy still. I'm hoping everything is going well with it still, but like I said, it's my first batch and don't know really what to expect.
A couple of notes: when it was crazy bubbling, the temperature said it was 70 degrees. Now it says 64. That's the same as the room temperature in the basement. I have it wrapped in an old black sweatshirt. I really don't have any warmer place to put it right now. Could this be my issue, if there is an issue?
After typing all this, I'm guessing all I need to do is play the waiting game. I feel like a kid on Christmas eve waiting for Santa Claus.
The airlock is bubbling about once or twice every minute at the end of day 3 now. The beer is really cloudy still. I'm hoping everything is going well with it still, but like I said, it's my first batch and don't know really what to expect.
A couple of notes: when it was crazy bubbling, the temperature said it was 70 degrees. Now it says 64. That's the same as the room temperature in the basement. I have it wrapped in an old black sweatshirt. I really don't have any warmer place to put it right now. Could this be my issue, if there is an issue?
After typing all this, I'm guessing all I need to do is play the waiting game. I feel like a kid on Christmas eve waiting for Santa Claus.