Fermentation stopped abruptly

[SeminoleFan_27]

Hello everyone, last night I brewed my very first beer (IPA). Its been fermenting pretty healthy for all of today (bubbles every 1-2 seconds). Then I messed with the beer.. I know noob mistake. Well I wanted to increase the abv so I made a solution of boiled water/ sucrose. I made sure to cool the solution to within 10 degrees of the fermenting wort, and then pitched it in. Well about 5 mins the airlock stopped bubbling. Did I kill the yeast, or are they reproducing to account for the added sugar?

 

[frazier]

No way you damaged the yeast. You may have damaged the recipe though.

There's more to a recipe than ABV.

Cheers,

 

[SeminoleFan_27]

I'm hoping it will turn out good! I read that around 15% of sugar coming from sucrose is fine. I know it will dry it out some, but I tend to enjoy drier ipa's.

 

[duboman]

In opening up the vessel you released all the built up co2 in the process, that's all. Once the vessel seals up again and the pressure comes back your airlock will once again happily bubble


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[SeminoleFan_27]

So its been a couple hours and the bubbling is back, but only slightly. Its now been bubbling only like once every 10-13 secs.

 

[frazier]

And eventually, the bubbling will stop altogether. So, time to RDWHAHB.

The yeast are on their own schedule. They didn't read the instructions. Trust the yeast.

Cheers,

 

[SeminoleFan_27]

Frazier I guess I was just trying to understand, how airlock activity would decrease after Adding Fermentables. However, I guess the yeast know what there doing..

 

[SeminoleFan_27]

Wow, so it was fermenting just fine. The lid in my fermenter was the slightest bit loose. It is tightened and going all kinds of crazy!!!!!!! Lesson learned... Don't panic.