djsereno91
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I know, I know. I shouldn't be judging my fermentation based on the bubbles, but this seemed especially peculiar to me.
Just to catch you up... I'm brewing a Belgian Tripel extract recipe from MoreBeer and everything went really smoothly (this is my third batch). I made a 2L starter (decanted the starter wort). Pitched the yeast and set to 65 degrees. Slowly upping the temp to 75 degrees over the span of a week.
My airlock was bubbling (not too crazy, less than a bubble per second) roughly 12 hours after I pitched the wort. I checked on it roughly 6-8 hours later and there were no bubbles at all. It's been 48 hours now and still nothing. I've swirled the carboy hoping to reactivate but still nothing.
I know it's not uncommon for it to take up to 3 days to start fermenting, or for fermenting to finish within a day or two, but less than 6 hours seems funny. I haven't been able to find anyone with similar experiences online. I haven't taken another gravity reading yet. I was planning on waiting one more day to see if it starts back up.
I guess I'm just wondering if this is not uncommon or if I need to take action. Can anyone offer some wise words?
Just to catch you up... I'm brewing a Belgian Tripel extract recipe from MoreBeer and everything went really smoothly (this is my third batch). I made a 2L starter (decanted the starter wort). Pitched the yeast and set to 65 degrees. Slowly upping the temp to 75 degrees over the span of a week.
My airlock was bubbling (not too crazy, less than a bubble per second) roughly 12 hours after I pitched the wort. I checked on it roughly 6-8 hours later and there were no bubbles at all. It's been 48 hours now and still nothing. I've swirled the carboy hoping to reactivate but still nothing.
I know it's not uncommon for it to take up to 3 days to start fermenting, or for fermenting to finish within a day or two, but less than 6 hours seems funny. I haven't been able to find anyone with similar experiences online. I haven't taken another gravity reading yet. I was planning on waiting one more day to see if it starts back up.
I guess I'm just wondering if this is not uncommon or if I need to take action. Can anyone offer some wise words?