Slow Churning Fermentation?

[BrewByBerg]

Hey guys I pitched my starter to my wort on Thursday, and after I realized my fermenter was too cold for 10 hours or so I finally warmed it up. I then would check on it hourly and all I really saw was a slow churning fermentation the next 36 hours and now there's not much going on.. My last batch seemed to bubble a lot more and my airlock tubing and water bottle were really dirty with blow off foam. Is this normal? Thanks for the help!

 

[el_caro]

If you do not have a means of temperature control I strongly advise that you give this consideration. Temperature control throughout the whole brewing process is very important.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

What yeast?


How do you define "too cold"?

Colder fermentations generally are slower and show less visible activity than warm fermentations, but a long as you're in the yeast's temp range, you should be fine.

 

[BrewByBerg]

What yeast?

How do you define "too cold"?

Colder fermentations generally are slower and show less visible activity than warm fermentations, but a long as you're in the yeast's temp range, you should be fine.

Using White labs San Diego super yeast. And when I threw my fermentor in my kegorator fridge my carboy was at about 55 degrees.. Im really trying to get my fermentor to stay In the 60s

 

[kh54s10]

Using White labs San Diego super yeast. And when I threw my fermentor in my kegorator fridge my carboy was at about 55 degrees.. Im really trying to get my fermentor to stay In the 60s

55 is pretty cold, I don't know how cold will make the yeast go dormant but you were at least getting close. Cold temperatures will make a fermentation slower and less vigorous. In many cases this is what you should be looking for. Hot, fast and vigorous is not good.

Do you have a temperature controller on your kegorator fridge? If not and you are going to use if as a fermentation chamber you should look into getting one.

 

[kh54s10]

Using White labs San Diego super yeast. And when I threw my fermentor in my kegorator fridge my carboy was at about 55 degrees.. Im really trying to get my fermentor to stay In the 60s

55 is pretty cold, I don't know how cold will make the yeast go dormant but you were at least getting close. Cold temperatures will make a fermentation slower and less vigorous. In many cases this is what you should be looking for. Hot, fast and vigorous is not good.

Do you have a temperature controller on your kegerator fridge? If not and you are going to use if as a fermentation chamber you should look into getting one.

 

[BrewByBerg]

55 is pretty cold, I don't know how cold will make the yeast go dormant but you were at least getting close. Cold temperatures will make a fermentation slower and less vigorous. In many cases this is what you should be looking for. Hot, fast and vigorous is not good.

Do you have a temperature controller on your kegerator fridge? If not and you are going to use if as a fermentation chamber you should look into getting one.

It has a temperature control gauge that can make it colder if that's what you mean?

The movement inside the fermentor was maybe a couple days.. Do you think I should try and shake up the carboy a little to activate the yeast or should I just leave it?

 

[fuzzy2133]

It has a temperature control gauge that can make it colder if that's what you mean?

The movement inside the fermentor was maybe a couple days.. Do you think I should try and shake up the carboy a little to activate the yeast or should I just leave it?

You are probably good. I used that same yeast last month and the beer tastes good. I remember the active fermentation seeming shorter (I just wait 2 1/2 - 3 weeks).

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

That yeast is supposed to get the job done super fast. Have you checked your gravity? It might just be done already.

 

[mikescooling]

If I split up a yeast cake or do a starter, fermentation starts and finishes fast. If I throw the yeast in from the package it slowly works over days and finishes flocks/slow.