Hey everyone!
So I just whipped up my first batch of beer from a malt syrup kit on Monday, and it's a Pils. Here's the low-down on how it's going
Day 1 (Tuesday): A thin layer of krausen, not much action. I had no temp adjustment for the batch, so it was probably at about 75 F.
Day 2 (Wednesday): Nice thick krausen with a layer of yeast building on top. Wort is still pretty translucent. Decided to wrap a wet towel around the carboy. Wort temperature unknown.
Day 3 (Thursday): Same as Wednesday.
Day 4 (Today, Friday): Krausen has thinned substantially. On one half of the wort's surface, the bubbles are still fine and white/beige. On the other half, the bubbles have become larger and more coarse. The airlock is bubbling about one bubble every 5 seconds or so. The thing that I'm not sure about is the fact that the wort has become cloudy.
I'm a newbie, so please bare with me. Is this cloudiness normal? I don't see/smell mold. Truth be told, the closet it's in smells phenomenal. Is the cloudiness just a yeast "bloom" of some sort?
Thanks a million for the input!
Evan
So I just whipped up my first batch of beer from a malt syrup kit on Monday, and it's a Pils. Here's the low-down on how it's going
Day 1 (Tuesday): A thin layer of krausen, not much action. I had no temp adjustment for the batch, so it was probably at about 75 F.
Day 2 (Wednesday): Nice thick krausen with a layer of yeast building on top. Wort is still pretty translucent. Decided to wrap a wet towel around the carboy. Wort temperature unknown.
Day 3 (Thursday): Same as Wednesday.
Day 4 (Today, Friday): Krausen has thinned substantially. On one half of the wort's surface, the bubbles are still fine and white/beige. On the other half, the bubbles have become larger and more coarse. The airlock is bubbling about one bubble every 5 seconds or so. The thing that I'm not sure about is the fact that the wort has become cloudy.
I'm a newbie, so please bare with me. Is this cloudiness normal? I don't see/smell mold. Truth be told, the closet it's in smells phenomenal. Is the cloudiness just a yeast "bloom" of some sort?
Thanks a million for the input!
Evan