Am I Being Paranoid?

[HuggerOrange]

I am a little concerned about the fermentation of my ale. It's been a little over 48 hours since I put my primary in the basement and the airlock has already stopped bubbling. There was activity only 2 hours after I sealed everything up and it was pretty busy within 5 or 6 hours but now nothing. Could it be done already? The temp is at 68. I am also a little concerned that the wort may have been a little too warm when I pitched the yeast - maybe about 85 - which may explain the fast takeoff. But now I find myself searching my brew books for words of comfort that it won't come out tasting like crap. Should I be worried? This is my first brew so maybe I'm being paranoid. By the way I posted this in the General forums first by mistake so anyone who's alrady read this sorry.

 

[ThomasRau]

Don't worry it will be fine. I've had some take off and finish fast, others go for over a week. It's all good. Just give it ample time to condition before bottling. The standard rule is 1 week in primary, two in secondary, three in bottles.

 

[gnets99]

I had the same issue with my last brew. I took a gravity reading and it was pretty near the FG, so I racked it into a secondary. I tasted the sample I used for the hydrometer reading and everything tasted as it should this early in the process. I'm just gonna let it mellow for a little bit and it'll be good. I wouldn't worry about anything, sometimes they ferment out faster than others, I'm sure it'll come out tasting great.