Recent content by fearthechin

Thanks for all your kind words. The batch turned out fine... now 3 more weeks to drink.

I broke mine the first day I brewed when I was cleaning up. Another novice mistake.

Since I am only on my first batch, what would be considered a good fermentation? I didn't have the chance to watch the bubbling often but at one point 36 hours after pitchingI could count about one bubble a second. Would this be considered a decent fermentation? 48 hours after adding yeast I...

That actually makes me feel a little better steve. I considered sticking my hand in but thought that would be a total No no.

so pitching more yeast will get fermentation going again, but is there such a thing as too much yeast? Would it effect the taste? I ask becuase my fermentation seems to have stopped after only 48 hours. And I am not quite sure this is normal using wyeast activator english ale yeast. It has been...

Obviously a novice mistake. Has this happened to any of you the 'first' time? What to lubricate it with? :confused:

Novice brewer here. After I cooled my wort and transfered to fermentor and added yeast I put on lid and attached air lock. Then.. ooops. I pressed the airlock too hard and rummer O ring dropped into wort. In panic (really didn't expect that to happen) I transfered wort to bottling bucket to find...