Advice

[leehughes]

Need some advice as I'm new to this started a brew on Saturday but not much has seemed to happen or has and I've not noticed I have what seems to be froth on the top and the lip has condensation on it

 

[NeighborsBrewingCo]

Couple key procedures one should do would be to
Cool wort down to around 70 degrees
Sanitize everything that will touch the cooled wort
Take a hydrometer reading to check your o.g. Making sure you hit your desired numbers.
Sanitize everything that will touch the cooled wort, double check!
Pour into your fermentor and aerate ( look up some different methods. Some stir, some pour back and forth but there are better methods too)
Pitch your yeast
Cover and place the air lock filled with sanitizer or vodka

Assuming you did this, an based on your description of the results you did...then you should be good to go.

There should be froth that's krausen (yeast and proteins) it will subside. Do NOT stir it in!


Wait about ten days and take a hydrometer reading. If it stays consistant for two days in a row at your intended F.G then you are ready to bottle, rack to secondary and dry hop

 

[GrogNerd]

I also brewed on Saturday and nothing is happening in my FV either.

relax, don't worry; as long as you kept up the sanitation and didn't do anything actively to try and ruin your beer, you won't

the magical little beasties are tougher than we are, they know what they're doing, they just need a little time to work their magic

brewing is a very forgiving process, like I said, you really have to intend to ruin it to ruin it

 

[leehughes]

Cheers for the advice it's more than likely that its just me panicking over it as its my first attempt

 

[peterj]

Sounds awesome! The froth is called krausen. It is made up of yeast, protein, and hop residue and is a sign that you fermentation is going well. The krausen will probably subside after a week or so.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Also remember...

Fermentation can take 24 to 72 hrs to show visible signs.

and

The airlock is no indication of fermentation. It is always possible you have a leak and the pressure is getting out another way.

Froth is good. That sounds like the beginnings of krausen. Relax, give it time it will be beer. This is why we reccomend that most beginners use the buckets and just let their beer become beer and not mess with it for a while. While you are understandably anxious to see what is going on, let it be for 3-4 weeks then give it 3 consecutive days hydrometer readings. If it is steady, go ahead and bottle. If not... Give it another week and repeat.

 

[GrogNerd]

let it be for 3-4 weeks then give it 3 consecutive days hydrometer readings. If it is steady, go ahead and bottle. If not... Give it another week and repeat.

this is good

tho I don't even bother with the 3 readings. 3 weeks, 1 reading, bottle.

& brewing in NOVA!

HTTR!

 

[ludomonster]

It's too late to check your OG. As long as you didn't have any scorching on your kettle, you've gotten close enough. OG becomes very important once you start mashing, but with extract it isn't going to vary much.

 

[GrogNerd]

It's too late to check your OG. As long as you didn't have any scorching on your kettle, you've gotten close enough. OG becomes very important once you start mashing, but with extract it isn't going to vary much.

true. with extract, I don't bother with an SG/OG... as long as I'm good with volumes in the recipe, I just go with what the recipe says.

always take an FG

 

[DrunkleJon]

Well, to start multiple readings to be on the safe side. I would save the good enough for when you have a little more of a pipeline built up.

And I second the HTTR. Romo was one of the MVPs for the Skins last night.