So my newest batch has been bubbling for 8 days and counting. I've never had a batch show signs for more than 3-4 days. I'm seeing a burp about every 15 seconds. Not a strong one. Just enough to move the middle piece of my airlock up and let a bubble out.
I did a few new things with this batch. First time using The yeast pitch calculator. It indicated that my yeast was 50% dead so i tried making my first starter. I put 2 viles in a 2L starter which actually only came out to about 1600L after the boil. I have no stir plate and just shook the flask whenever I passed it. Over night it blew out and it appeared that a decent amount of yeast had gone with it. Looked kinda like a clump of wet sponge. The flask still had action though so I pitched it after 24 hours. Normally I just dump 2 viles in the carboy.
I also decide to try my first late addition. I had 8lbs LME added 3-4 at start and the rest 15 mins before I finished the boil.
I also used a new 6.5 gal glass carboy. Brought to temp. Pitched yeast. Placed in a cooler of water with a shirt draped over it.
Used a blowoff tube for the first time as well. Took about 6 hours to start seeing signs of fermentation. Once it started kicking it was vigerous. The bucket was rumbling. Never seen a fermentation so intense.
While I'm not really worried about the batch being ruined I am concerned about the length of time it's been actively fermenting. I wonder if my yeast was insufficient and I'll have to repitch? I know I'll have to take a gravity reading to see if it's stalled first and I let my batches sit for 3-4 weeks in primary so there's plenty of time to figure that out.
Just looking for any advice or criticism on what I did. Since it was a batch of firsts i cannot pinpoint the reason it's preformed it way it has. I have a stir plate that should be delivered today so I can do proper starters now.
Brew: citra pale ale extract kit from more beer
Yeast: WLP001
Ferment temp: 64-66 degrees
OG~ 1.061 (brewed a pale ale with same extract came out to .060 had no issues but is a topic for a different thread lol)
If you've stayed with me this long, thank you in advance
I did a few new things with this batch. First time using The yeast pitch calculator. It indicated that my yeast was 50% dead so i tried making my first starter. I put 2 viles in a 2L starter which actually only came out to about 1600L after the boil. I have no stir plate and just shook the flask whenever I passed it. Over night it blew out and it appeared that a decent amount of yeast had gone with it. Looked kinda like a clump of wet sponge. The flask still had action though so I pitched it after 24 hours. Normally I just dump 2 viles in the carboy.
I also decide to try my first late addition. I had 8lbs LME added 3-4 at start and the rest 15 mins before I finished the boil.
I also used a new 6.5 gal glass carboy. Brought to temp. Pitched yeast. Placed in a cooler of water with a shirt draped over it.
Used a blowoff tube for the first time as well. Took about 6 hours to start seeing signs of fermentation. Once it started kicking it was vigerous. The bucket was rumbling. Never seen a fermentation so intense.
While I'm not really worried about the batch being ruined I am concerned about the length of time it's been actively fermenting. I wonder if my yeast was insufficient and I'll have to repitch? I know I'll have to take a gravity reading to see if it's stalled first and I let my batches sit for 3-4 weeks in primary so there's plenty of time to figure that out.
Just looking for any advice or criticism on what I did. Since it was a batch of firsts i cannot pinpoint the reason it's preformed it way it has. I have a stir plate that should be delivered today so I can do proper starters now.
Brew: citra pale ale extract kit from more beer
Yeast: WLP001
Ferment temp: 64-66 degrees
OG~ 1.061 (brewed a pale ale with same extract came out to .060 had no issues but is a topic for a different thread lol)
If you've stayed with me this long, thank you in advance