After 3 days of vigorous fermenting, the process has slowed down (no more bubbling from the S-shaped air lock and the water level has returned to an equal balance on both sides of the S-curve).
I took a hydrometer reading, at least I tried to. The beer is beer is super cloudy suspension of dissolved hop pellets and some type of white chunky substance. And it is loaded with this stuff. Also, there is a head at the top of the hydrometer tube that prevents me from taking a reading. As near as I can tell, the SG has dropped from 1.070 to 1.026.
Is this soup-like appearance normal?
Will all that stuff fall out of suspension and settle to the bottom of the fermenter after 2-3 weeks?
My biggest fear is that there is a bacterial infection. Am I being a worry wart Noob?
If it will help, I can post a pic tonight after I get home.