Reward for missing foam

[animalmother90]

Hi all. I've got my first batch of fermenting all grain happily on the side. It started bubbling after a day and stopped after about two days of continuous bubbling.

Since then the foam on top appears to be disappearing. Is this cause for alarm?

Should I break the top off and drink it in one before it spoils? Please help!

 

[Kent88]

It is normal for the foam (krausen) to subside after a couple days, and after that the activity in the airlock usually decreases a lot. A lack of airlock activity does not directly indicate that fermentation is over.

Keep is sealed up and give it another week.

 

[shortyz]

ignore it. beer enjoys lack of attention.

 

[C-Rider]

What temp?

 

[animalmother90]

Temp is between 61 and 67 across the day

 

[animalmother90]

Between 61F and 67F across the day

 

[FatDragon]

Foam (kraeusen) receding after a few days of fermentation is totally normal. The beer is almost certainly fine right now, and you're going to worry about it for the next five and a half weeks until it's bottled and carbed, so set a reminder on your phone telling you to bottle/keg this beer in two and a half weeks, then hit your head against the wall* until you get amnesia and forget you ever made beer; you'll remember when your phone notifies you it's bottling day and everything will be peachy from there; you can even start drinking it before it's properly carbed and bottle conditioned if you want, though repeating the phone reminder-amnesia thing* again and trying it after three weeks in the bottle will result in a better first impression. Just be sure to brew another beer while it's carbing up so you can start priming the pipeline.

*Don't actually do this.