curtw
Well-Known Member
My buddy and I brewed up a 5g full boil extract "Best Bitter" last Sunday. OG was 1.045, everything seemed fine. On this, my third batch, I created a 2L starter about 24 hr before pitching; yeast was active in the starter at pitch time.
Here I am 5 days later, with zero activity in the airlock (5g bucket for primary), and in spite of all the advice from the experienced folks here, I was getting nervous. Yeah, I know that fermentation can take place even without CO2 bubbles, but still -- ?
So I just took a gravity reading, and it's at 1.020, and it tastes good. Huzzah! I'll probably leave it for another 2 weeks before I even think about bottling.
So thanks everybody here!
Here I am 5 days later, with zero activity in the airlock (5g bucket for primary), and in spite of all the advice from the experienced folks here, I was getting nervous. Yeah, I know that fermentation can take place even without CO2 bubbles, but still -- ?
So I just took a gravity reading, and it's at 1.020, and it tastes good. Huzzah! I'll probably leave it for another 2 weeks before I even think about bottling.
So thanks everybody here!
