ArroganceFan
Well-Known Member
Everything that I have read about hefe's says that they are very explosive or violent fermenters. Would a Honey Wheat Ale be considered a hefe? It was this extract kit.
The reason I ask is because the fermentation for this beer has been anything but vigorous. I brewed it on the 18th of July, and fermentation started at around the 24 hour mark. Since then it has been a steady bubble, for example right now, it is bubbling at about 1 bubble every 5 -15 seconds. In the begining it was faster, at about 1 bubble per sec. The OG reading that I got was 1.052 and the directions said it should be 1.047, and it is fermenting in my basement which is about 70 most of the time. I am sure it gets colder at night and warmer in the day, but 70 should be about the average. I am not at all worried about the beer, the airlock smells great, and its obviously fermenting, at its own pace of course Also, I have read that slow steady fermentations make for better beers then the fast explosive ones.
I really don't have a question, I am just curious as to what you guys think about all this.
The reason I ask is because the fermentation for this beer has been anything but vigorous. I brewed it on the 18th of July, and fermentation started at around the 24 hour mark. Since then it has been a steady bubble, for example right now, it is bubbling at about 1 bubble every 5 -15 seconds. In the begining it was faster, at about 1 bubble per sec. The OG reading that I got was 1.052 and the directions said it should be 1.047, and it is fermenting in my basement which is about 70 most of the time. I am sure it gets colder at night and warmer in the day, but 70 should be about the average. I am not at all worried about the beer, the airlock smells great, and its obviously fermenting, at its own pace of course Also, I have read that slow steady fermentations make for better beers then the fast explosive ones.
I really don't have a question, I am just curious as to what you guys think about all this.