jigidyjim
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I'm not sure what the big foamy thing that forms in the fermenter is called, but for my 4th brew it hasn't started forming. I have a glass carboy and watched the first 3 brews form, and this time it isn't.
I've read https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/fermentation-can-take-24-72-hrs-show-visible-signs-43635/ and I know that bubbling does not equal fermentation - my airlock isn't bubbling actively but there is air slowly pushing up the water, so it is fermenting at least a little bit after about 52 hours or so (I'll take a hydrometer reading tomorrow to see what it is like).
But I'm not sure if the lack of the foam means anything or not.
Thanks!
I've read https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/fermentation-can-take-24-72-hrs-show-visible-signs-43635/ and I know that bubbling does not equal fermentation - my airlock isn't bubbling actively but there is air slowly pushing up the water, so it is fermenting at least a little bit after about 52 hours or so (I'll take a hydrometer reading tomorrow to see what it is like).
But I'm not sure if the lack of the foam means anything or not.
Thanks!