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Stupid Noob Question

Discussion in 'Beginners Beer Brewing Forum' started by cgraber, Apr 11, 2015.

 

  1. #1
    cgraber

    Member

    Posted Apr 11, 2015
    Alright here it goes. I was preparing to bottle. I move the fermenter to the kitchen to transfer to bottling bucket. I originally had a blow off tube on it because i was afraid this one due to higher OG was going to clog up my air lock. I removed that and put my air lock on it. I needed the tube for my siphon. When i moved fermenter to kitchen my airlock started bubbling. This is an Octoberfest kit.
    I fermented for 2 weeks and cold crashed for 2 don't ask why I don't have to explain. My airlock was bubbling about every second and now it has slowed too about every 5 to 10 seconds. My question is have I screwed my beer up as it should have been bottled last weekend, and is the bubbles just a result of moving the bucket and disturbing the CO, or should I wait and hope for the best.
     
  2. #2
    phug

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 11, 2015
    Most likely just a result of jostling it and co2 coming out of solution
     
  3. #3
    doug293cz

    BIABer, Beer Math Nerd, ePanel Designer, Pilot Staff Member  

    Posted Apr 11, 2015
    The bubbles are probably just off gassing. The beer will continue to off gas as it warms.

    Brew on :mug:
     
  4. #4
    cgraber

    Member

    Posted Apr 11, 2015
    Thanks for the help. I fear bottle bombs but not as much as I fear the mess from bottle bombs and the resulting pissed off wife.
     
  5. #5
    jtratcliff

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Apr 11, 2015
    Agitation as well as changes in temperature and pressure can cause out gassing. The air lock bubbles aren't a reliable indicator of anything really. If you look around here you can a vide posted that shows an airlock bubbling about 1 per second.... On an empty carboy!
     
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