Okay so I know that MANY of you say to beginners "Don't freak out" or "Don't worry".... and I am trying my best to heed that advice but I'm freaking out a little.
Here is the back story...
My wife bought me a Mr. Beer kit two years ago and I never got around to making until a little over two weeks ago. Shortly after I started fermentation (Sat 4/27) I noticed that NOTHING was happening. So I went to a local home brewing supply store and talked with the owner and he agreed that the yeast was most likely dead so he sold me a packet of yeast (it was an ale yeast, red packet with a number 5 on it). I went home, re-hydrated the yeast and added the whole packet which was roughly 3 -4 times more than had come with the kit. Immediately stuff started happening. That was Thursday 5/2.
So here we are coming up on the end of fermentation and here's what I'm noticing.
First off there is NO activity going on, no moving bubbles in the beer or anything.
Second the beer still looks pretty cloudy. It is a pale ale so I know it's not supposed to be completely clear but ya know... worrying.
I'm supposed to bottle this Thursday... Is everything good? Can I bottle sooner? SHOULD I bottle sooner? Etc...
Thanks for putting up with a beginner...
Here is the back story...
My wife bought me a Mr. Beer kit two years ago and I never got around to making until a little over two weeks ago. Shortly after I started fermentation (Sat 4/27) I noticed that NOTHING was happening. So I went to a local home brewing supply store and talked with the owner and he agreed that the yeast was most likely dead so he sold me a packet of yeast (it was an ale yeast, red packet with a number 5 on it). I went home, re-hydrated the yeast and added the whole packet which was roughly 3 -4 times more than had come with the kit. Immediately stuff started happening. That was Thursday 5/2.
So here we are coming up on the end of fermentation and here's what I'm noticing.
First off there is NO activity going on, no moving bubbles in the beer or anything.
Second the beer still looks pretty cloudy. It is a pale ale so I know it's not supposed to be completely clear but ya know... worrying.
I'm supposed to bottle this Thursday... Is everything good? Can I bottle sooner? SHOULD I bottle sooner? Etc...
Thanks for putting up with a beginner...