should i repitch

[GoaT34]

Hey everybody, I'm a noob to brewing and have a rookie question. I have my second extract brew going now and it's a 3 gallon batch. My og was 1.040. I used a 7 gram coopers ale yeast and pitched it in the wort when it reached 75 degrees. I did not rehydrate it. This is the 3rd day of fermenting at 68 degrees Fahrenheit and it is bubbling about 3-4 times per minute. My question is should I just let it do it at its own pace or repitch some hydrated yeast?

 

[BlackGoat]

you pitched enough yeast, some people don't bother to rehydrate dry yeast (although it is recommended). Don't pitch more, at this point its fermenting and fine. You do need to work on your fermentation temps though, 75 is way too high of a pitching temp for most beers. Try to pitch in the low 60s.

 

[SEABrewer]

Hey everybody, I'm a noob to brewing and have a rookie question. I have my second extract brew going now and it's a 3 gallon batch. My og was 1.040. I used a 7 gram coopers ale yeast and pitched it in the wort when it reached 75 degrees. I did not rehydrate it. This is the 3rd day of fermenting at 68 degrees Fahrenheit and it is bubbling about 3-4 times per minute. My question is should I just let it do it at its own pace or repitch some hydrated yeast?

Sounds like it's fermenting just fine, so just let it keep going at its own pace. Repitching when the fermentation is already going smoothly doesn't serve any useful purpose (that I'm aware of at least).

 

[Bensiff]

It is quite possible that it has pretty much already completed fermentation already and all you are seeing with the bubbles is residual CO2 off gassing which will continue until it reaches equilibrium with the outside atmosphere. If it still has a bit of fermentation going on that is fine too, certainly nothing to worry about. Now, if you see that the beer is clearing (yeast is dropping out) and the gravity is a good way from where you want it, then you have a problem.

 

[GoaT34]

Ok. Thanks for the fast replies. I was just worried because my last batch was bubbling like crazy at this point.

 

[BlackGoat]

Ok. Thanks for the fast replies. I was just worried because my last batch was bubbling like crazy at this point.

Its really important to understand that the airlock bubbling is not always a good indication of what is going on in the fermenter. Also some batches will ferment steadily for a week or two, some will be completely done after a day or two, so you shouldn't worry so much about what one batch did vs. the other. Yeast is a living organism and each beer does its own thing on its own schedule.

 

[GoaT34]

That makes sense. thx