Hey everyone, I'm a first time home brewer and I started on my first batch of beer Sunday. Since I'm very new to this, this question may seem silly. I feel somewhat like an over protective parent taking their kid to the doctor for something that experienced parents would just ignore. BUT...
So, on Sunday I followed all the instructions in a beer kit I got for Christmas. I steeped the grains, added the malt extract, hops, boiled, more hops, added water, etc. When everything was ready, I measured the specific gravity, added the yeast and put the lid on my bucket. Everything went really well. I added the airlock as well, and moved the bucket into a closet. The next day, the airlock was bubbling away.
The directions said to keep the beer in an area where the temp was 68 to 72 degrees. Well, it turns out the closet the beer was in was getting up to 78 degrees. So, after about maybe 36 hours, I moved the bucket to the basement. Once I did that, the bubbling stopped (or has greatly reduced, I haven't seen it bubble once). The temp in the basement is 68 degrees.
Did I do anything wrong by moving the beer? Will disturbing it during this period screw anything up?
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Craig
So, on Sunday I followed all the instructions in a beer kit I got for Christmas. I steeped the grains, added the malt extract, hops, boiled, more hops, added water, etc. When everything was ready, I measured the specific gravity, added the yeast and put the lid on my bucket. Everything went really well. I added the airlock as well, and moved the bucket into a closet. The next day, the airlock was bubbling away.
The directions said to keep the beer in an area where the temp was 68 to 72 degrees. Well, it turns out the closet the beer was in was getting up to 78 degrees. So, after about maybe 36 hours, I moved the bucket to the basement. Once I did that, the bubbling stopped (or has greatly reduced, I haven't seen it bubble once). The temp in the basement is 68 degrees.
Did I do anything wrong by moving the beer? Will disturbing it during this period screw anything up?
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Craig