burton178
Well-Known Member
FRESH NEWB here! Started my first brew last night. Bought a kit from a local store for a "light American Ale"... I read "how to brew" on the website of the same name, so we'll see how it goes...
Well... While I'm here, I might as well make my first post worth while!
My one concern is... I rehydrated the yeast then mixed with a sugar/water mix and it didn't do much of anything within a half hour. Only one packet of yeast came with kit so I didn't have much choice but to go with it. So fast forward to today...
This morning the airlock was showing some bubbles every couple seconds. It's about 5:30PM now and there is no action in the airlock. This concerns me a bit... Should I be concerned?
Here is a detail that might explain something...
I boiled the first 2.5 gallons or so and put it in the fermenter then boiled the malt extract/ hops... Then I cooled the wort quickly in an ice bath and got it down to below 80 degrees, but the boiled water that was already in the fermenter was still pretty hot! I thought I should get the wort in fairly quickly so I went ahead and combined everything... it cooled to below 80 after a couple hours. Did the hot temperatures effect the yeast negatively? Did I "botch" this first batch?
Sorry for the long first post! I'm glad to be a part of this forum!
Well... While I'm here, I might as well make my first post worth while!
My one concern is... I rehydrated the yeast then mixed with a sugar/water mix and it didn't do much of anything within a half hour. Only one packet of yeast came with kit so I didn't have much choice but to go with it. So fast forward to today...
This morning the airlock was showing some bubbles every couple seconds. It's about 5:30PM now and there is no action in the airlock. This concerns me a bit... Should I be concerned?
Here is a detail that might explain something...
I boiled the first 2.5 gallons or so and put it in the fermenter then boiled the malt extract/ hops... Then I cooled the wort quickly in an ice bath and got it down to below 80 degrees, but the boiled water that was already in the fermenter was still pretty hot! I thought I should get the wort in fairly quickly so I went ahead and combined everything... it cooled to below 80 after a couple hours. Did the hot temperatures effect the yeast negatively? Did I "botch" this first batch?
Sorry for the long first post! I'm glad to be a part of this forum!