first batch need help!!

[jomoma]

ok so first off im completely new to home brewing beer. i started fermenting my batch 2 days ago and the airlock has completely stopped bubbling and all the foam has dissolved on top of the beer. it has only been in there for around 48 hours at around 70 to 75 degrees which i understood to be ok.

is this normal or what can i do to fix the problem?

 

[c.n.budz]

It's normal, you're fine. Sometimes a batch will ferment out completely in 24hrs, sometimes it will take 2 weeks... Take a hydrometer reading and if you're at or close to your final gravity, it's done fermenting. You should still leave it in the fermenter for at least a week to let the yeast clean up after themselves.

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[phatuna]

70 - 75 is pretty warm. Especially if that is the temperature in your room as a ferenting beer often warms 2-10 degrees above room temp.
search swamp cooler to find remedies for future ferementations.
Cheers!

 

[Zenman]

+1 to keeping it around 68 to avoid off flavors, and even that isn't the end of the world. Sounds like the yeasties had a good vigorous ferment on well oxygenated wort.

RDWHAHB.

I leave mine in primary for 3 weeks always, no seconday, to clean up all flavors, etc. Don't rush it into bottles, even if the hydro says it is done. (I call it the Revvy Fermentation Schedule).

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[jomoma]

ok thanks a lot ill do both.

also another quick question. my beers pretty cloudy from where it started...is this normal or bad?

 

[macabra11]

ok thanks a lot ill do both.

also another quick question. my beers pretty cloudy from where it started...is this normal or bad?

That is totally normal. Just give it at least 7-10 days in the primary fermenter. Then if you have a secondary, rack into it very carefully and let it sit for 2 more weeks. Your beer will clear. It just takes time and patience - trust us.

 

[Yooper]

ok thanks a lot ill do both.

also another quick question. my beers pretty cloudy from where it started...is this normal or bad?

It'll clear up quite a bit, as fermentation finishes and the spent yeast drops out of the beer. It often looks darker as that happens, as the white yeast drops out.

 

[beerjunky828]

It is normal because the yeast are doing there thing. The longer you let the beer sit in the fermentor, the more time it will have to clear.

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