So this is my first brew, a nut brown ale. The kit used a standard cooper's brewer's yeast. I aerated it for a moderate amount of time, as well as mixed up the yeast after locking the fermenter (although not as much as I probably should've). The bubbling started up fine about 5 hours after pitching, followed by a LOT of bubbling for the next 20 or so hours...then it started to slow down and the following day it has pretty much completely stopped. Maybe one bubble every few minutes? Should I remove the airlock/plug to see if it's still foaming inside, as well as take the gravity (I can't really tell from the outside if there's still a lot of foam buildup or not)? Or should I let it rest for another few days? The temp is kinda low, about 61-60, but it was brewing pretty rapidly even at 62-63F, so I wouldn't think it'd be completely stopped at one or two degrees lower (at least for environment temperature). What do you guys think?
I'm running a small space heater in there (the closet) to pump up the temp to about 70, then I'll see if that will do much.
I'm running a small space heater in there (the closet) to pump up the temp to about 70, then I'll see if that will do much.