I brewed a Belgium Blonde on Sunday (3/13/11) and everything went according to plan for the most part. I used a smack pack for the first time, and a few hours before brewing popped the inner nutrient pack. By the time I was ready to pitch the packet was fully inflated so I pitched , put the lid on the fermenter, attached the airlock, and put it in the closet.
In the past all of my brews have began to show signs of fermentation within a few hours, they were all with dry yeast. This time there were no signs, I know that liquid yeast can take a little while, especially w/o a starter, to show signs. After 48 hours i began to worie slightly and decided to peak. When I opened the lid there were clear signs that the blonde was having fun with the yeast so I put the lid back on. As soon as i set the bucket back in the closet it began to bubble like crazy. There was nothing blocking the airlock and I did swirl the bucket slightly but I can't explain why there is lots of CO2 being released all of a sudden. Is there any reason that I'm over looking as to why this might have happened? Would using Whirlock have anything to do with it?
In the past all of my brews have began to show signs of fermentation within a few hours, they were all with dry yeast. This time there were no signs, I know that liquid yeast can take a little while, especially w/o a starter, to show signs. After 48 hours i began to worie slightly and decided to peak. When I opened the lid there were clear signs that the blonde was having fun with the yeast so I put the lid back on. As soon as i set the bucket back in the closet it began to bubble like crazy. There was nothing blocking the airlock and I did swirl the bucket slightly but I can't explain why there is lots of CO2 being released all of a sudden. Is there any reason that I'm over looking as to why this might have happened? Would using Whirlock have anything to do with it?