Howdy. I'm fermenting my first brew. I used Coopers Dark Ale kit and substituted a 3 pound can of dark LME for the sugar the recipe calls for. I am using the Ale Yeast that came with the kit.
It took about 18 hours for the fermentation process to begin. I'm using a three piece air lock on a 6 gallon carboy. I'm on the sixth day of fermentation. The first day I was getting about 4 bubbles a minute. It then got up to 15-20 bubbles per minute for 4 days. It slowed down to about 10 bubbles per minute as of this morning. The carboy has been kept at 69 degrees F throughout the fermentation process. When I get home from work I will calculate my bubbles again.
I plan on racking over to the secondary when I get down to about 1-2 bubbles per minute. This whole process has been fun. I have three different books so far from cover to cover. This website has, along with some others, have helped me understand what I read in the books. Thanks to all of you who post information in here. It helps guys like tremendously.
It took about 18 hours for the fermentation process to begin. I'm using a three piece air lock on a 6 gallon carboy. I'm on the sixth day of fermentation. The first day I was getting about 4 bubbles a minute. It then got up to 15-20 bubbles per minute for 4 days. It slowed down to about 10 bubbles per minute as of this morning. The carboy has been kept at 69 degrees F throughout the fermentation process. When I get home from work I will calculate my bubbles again.
I plan on racking over to the secondary when I get down to about 1-2 bubbles per minute. This whole process has been fun. I have three different books so far from cover to cover. This website has, along with some others, have helped me understand what I read in the books. Thanks to all of you who post information in here. It helps guys like tremendously.