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| − | + | *If you're using a plastic bucket, make sure the seal on the top is tight. Gas can escape out of the tiniest spaces, so a loose fit will prevent the [[fermentation lock]] from bubbling. | |
| − | *If you're using a plastic bucket, make sure the seal on the top is tight. Gas can escape out of the tiniest spaces, so a loose fit will prevent the | + | *If you've got a glass [[carboy]], or other clear container, and you see a [[krausen]] forming, you're fine as well. |
| − | *If you've got a glass carboy, or other clear container, and you see a krausen forming, you're fine as well. | + | *Sometimes [[fermentation]] goes by quickly, and it is possible to miss the entire thing. |
| − | *Sometimes fermentation goes by quickly, and it is possible to miss the entire thing. | + | *Check the [[specific gravity]] to see if it has fermented. |
| − | *Check the gravity to see if it has fermented. | + | *If it is none of these things, wait 3-4 days total before [[pitching]] addition yeast. |
| − | *If it is none of these things, wait 3-4 days total before pitching addition yeast. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:35, 18 August 2010
- If you're using a plastic bucket, make sure the seal on the top is tight. Gas can escape out of the tiniest spaces, so a loose fit will prevent the fermentation lock from bubbling.
- If you've got a glass carboy, or other clear container, and you see a krausen forming, you're fine as well.
- Sometimes fermentation goes by quickly, and it is possible to miss the entire thing.
- Check the specific gravity to see if it has fermented.
- If it is none of these things, wait 3-4 days total before pitching addition yeast.
