Happy yeast (Fermentation Question)

[Straykiller]

Hey everyone just got done with my first brew last night(1:30am) it is a citra IPA. I wanted to ask some of the pros if it's normal to have this kind of action after 16hrs? I'm getting 2-3 burps per second maybe more in the blow off bucket. The yeast is wlp090 that I made a starter with the day prior. Boil gravity of the wort was 1.58-1.60. I am fermenting at 65 degrees in a chest freezer.

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[doomy86]

Looks good. If you pitch enough yeast it's normal to reach high krausen pretty quick.

 

[TungstenBeer]

16 hours seems a little fast based on my experience with that yeast, but maybe you had a large pitch (which is OK!). That looks like normal, healthy - albeit aggressive - fermentation.

"Enjoy the miracle of creation!" - Flanders

 

[flars]

I don't see a temperature probe attached to the carboy. The ambient in the fermentation chamber may be 65°, but what was the temperature of the beer during the initial active fermentation. Fermentation is exothermic so the temperature of the beer could have been quite a bit higher than the ambient.

 

[eadavis80]

Rock n' roll - congrats on the debut brew!

 

[cubalz]

That is some nice looking krausen. Clearly you pitched the right amount of yeast. Good job!

 

[Straykiller]

I don't see a temperature probe attached to the carboy. The ambient in the fermentation chamber may be 65°, but what was the temperature of the beer during the initial active fermentation. Fermentation is exothermic so the temperature of the beer could have been quite a bit higher than the ambient.

Doh why didn't I realize that, just taped the probe to the carboy with alittle bubble wrap and it's reading 70 degrees. Hopefully it's not ruined.

 

[TungstenBeer]

Doh why didn't I realize that, just taped the probe to the carboy with alittle bubble wrap and it's reading 70 degrees. Hopefully it's not ruined.

You might get a beer that is a little more estery than you planned but there won't be anything "ruined." 70F-72F is not by any means a beer killer. Maybe not ideal but it's not like it's 83F in there either.

 

[flars]

Doh why didn't I realize that, just taped the probe to the carboy with alittle bubble wrap and it's reading 70 degrees. Hopefully it's not ruined.

2° above the optimum range for the yeast. Doesn't mean the beer will be ruined or have off flavors. Maybe just a little more estery than if it was at 67°F, but even then this may not be noticeable.

 

[Straykiller]

Thanks for the replies, Ill check back on it when I get home from work to see how the temp is doing.