ikkyu
Active Member
I have read a few threads about wheat beers in which the kreusen did not fall but what about a nut brown ale? I brewed my very first batch using a Black Rock Nut Brown Ale kit (but substituted Safale S-04 for the kit yeast and added light and dark spraymalt instead of sugar). I did a 30 minute boil of about 6 gallons (didn't want to boil off the pre-hop). I got the wort down to pitching temp in about 40 minutes with an ice bath It didn't evaporate much wort so I filled a 20 liter/ 5 gallon bucket with about 19 liters (had to toss some wort). I rehydrated the dry yeast and the fermentation went crazy on the first 24 hours (almost blew the bucket lid off even with a blow-off tube). After 36 hours, everything was calm and I replaced the blow off with an air- lock.
It's been in the fermenter now for 2 weeks. The wort temp has kept steady at 24C/75F. Very little visible yeast action but the kreusen never fell. Not concerned as much as curious. Too little headroom? Too hot (24C/75F was in the acceptable range for this yeast according to Fermentis)? Should I open the fermenter? I know..Relax and have a homebrew.
It's been in the fermenter now for 2 weeks. The wort temp has kept steady at 24C/75F. Very little visible yeast action but the kreusen never fell. Not concerned as much as curious. Too little headroom? Too hot (24C/75F was in the acceptable range for this yeast according to Fermentis)? Should I open the fermenter? I know..Relax and have a homebrew.