white layer on the bottom of primary after 24 hrs

[btoobrew]

I asked jim about addin a yeast nutrient he said he thought i should just add one pack of the same yeast i pitched

 

[btoobrew]

Told him i was goin to do some upgrades before my next batch didnt try to sell anything to me

 

[twistr25]

I gotcha. I'm sure it didn't hurt to go ahead and buy an extra pack just in case anyways. Let us know if it gets going.

 

[btoobrew]

I actualy see a small amount of bubbleing starting already

 

[btoobrew]

I still only see a steady but small amout of bubbleing in brew no air lock beacuse my kit didnt need one is it like j just started after my repitch i see pics on the web of thick layer of krausen still nothing like that from my brew sorry for so many ?s im more or less doing this blind the guy whp sparked my intrest in this pretty much just said he homebrewed beeb doin it on mu own senice never even tasted a homebrewed beer

 

[wood0966]

Did you take an original gravity reading? There can be fermentation without a large krausen. You can judge how your fermentation is going by taking either a hydrometer or refractometer reading in the middle, or whenever to see when you are done fermenting.

 

[robbyhicks]

Keep after it man... Look at it as an adventure... Some will be good, others... I got brew stuff for christmas this past year and convinced my buddy we needed to do it together... Its been a blast! Just moved my third brew to the fridge/freezer...

I have been bummed that i havnt seen these monster rolling ferme.tations either, but reading, my time will come...

 

[twistr25]

Yeah, some yeasts are more active than others. Even if you see a lot of airlock activity, doesn't mean you'll get a thick krausen layer. My first krausen layer was only about 1/2" thick, nothing like you see in a lot of the pictures. I really didn't mind it at all, less to have to clean once I emptied the bucket and I was in no danger of a blow out and the beer still turned out great!

 

[btoobrew]

Think the fact that my fermentation bucket doesnt use an air lock is prob the source of alot of my worries one reason i m going to get the carboy then i will have an actual secondary as well not just bottle conditon

 

[btoobrew]

Every time i have used the hydrometer when reading it correctly it droped a few points

 

[btoobrew]

I didnt like the one that came with my kit i replaced it yesterday

 

[twistr25]

And you know too that there are corrections that go along with the hydro readings depending on temperature. If not, this is a good link to have on hand

 

[btoobrew]

Yeah not goin to be real sure of abv this go round i have learned a few things i didnt pick up in my research just by this forum and doing it just going to let it for 3 or 4 more days before checking last reading was 1.020

 

[btoobrew]

Rooftopbrew.com has a calculater that allows temp correction

 

[btoobrew]

I tried one of the bottles yesterday. It been 3 weeks in the bottle even with all my doubt. It was an very enjoyable myy buddy agreed.It very clear ,carbed well and a decent head. I also started a thomas cooper ipa with a centinal and cascade hop tea added to it. I'm useing white labs califorina ale yeast I did a starter yesterday