jonathanderick
Member
Hey y'all! My name is Jonathan, and I am a beeraholic. Can't get enough beerahol. First time here, hope you don't mind me staying for a bit.
I just started my first home brew on Saturday: an American Amber ale using nugget and williamette. The pre-fermentation process carried on pretty smoothly save for an unanticipated 2-hour wort cooling.
My first is sitting in my closet right now in 65-68 degree temperature and fermenting vigorously. A little too vigorously...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49963502@N00/5425304711/
There's krausen crawling its way into the neck and into the airlock. Sediment has also seem to make its way into the airlock. I cleared the sediment and foam in some sanitizing solution, but it seems to be clogging up again, at least with krausen.
What kind of action should I take? I've read many other threads addressing similar problems, and the consensus seems to agree upon either constantly cleaning the airlock or removing the airlock entirely since the fermentation is active.
Also, how's my beer looking? I got a lot of sediment into the fermenter and it seems to be floating around and even sticking to the inside of the top of the carboy. Should I be worried? Thanks!
I just started my first home brew on Saturday: an American Amber ale using nugget and williamette. The pre-fermentation process carried on pretty smoothly save for an unanticipated 2-hour wort cooling.
My first is sitting in my closet right now in 65-68 degree temperature and fermenting vigorously. A little too vigorously...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49963502@N00/5425304711/
There's krausen crawling its way into the neck and into the airlock. Sediment has also seem to make its way into the airlock. I cleared the sediment and foam in some sanitizing solution, but it seems to be clogging up again, at least with krausen.
What kind of action should I take? I've read many other threads addressing similar problems, and the consensus seems to agree upon either constantly cleaning the airlock or removing the airlock entirely since the fermentation is active.
Also, how's my beer looking? I got a lot of sediment into the fermenter and it seems to be floating around and even sticking to the inside of the top of the carboy. Should I be worried? Thanks!