Ok, so a little background, I just started my third brew, brewed and stored yesterday. This afternoon, I went down to check to see if fermentation had started. I immediately knew something was off because I could smell the beer. I check the airlock and its filled with beer!
So, I RDWHAHB, and open her up. I notice the yeast has been a little busy, there is about 2 inches of foam in it and there is protein gunk (I forget the technical term for it) all over the inside of the fermentor and covering the bottom of the airlock. The beer smells fine, but I didn't try tasting it. So, I clean the cover, refill the airlock and seal it back up. It immediately starts bubbling again.
So, I'm kinda wondering what could cause this, and if it will effect the flavor of my beer. My basement is cool and there is very little light, so I assume thats not the issue. This has not happened to me before and there are two things different in this brew as apposed to my first two. One, I used a liquid yeast instead of a dry yeast, could I have over pitched it? Two, about 15% of the sugars were honey, I kinda figure this wouldn't cause it, because sugar is basically sugar, right?
So, I RDWHAHB, and open her up. I notice the yeast has been a little busy, there is about 2 inches of foam in it and there is protein gunk (I forget the technical term for it) all over the inside of the fermentor and covering the bottom of the airlock. The beer smells fine, but I didn't try tasting it. So, I clean the cover, refill the airlock and seal it back up. It immediately starts bubbling again.
So, I'm kinda wondering what could cause this, and if it will effect the flavor of my beer. My basement is cool and there is very little light, so I assume thats not the issue. This has not happened to me before and there are two things different in this brew as apposed to my first two. One, I used a liquid yeast instead of a dry yeast, could I have over pitched it? Two, about 15% of the sugars were honey, I kinda figure this wouldn't cause it, because sugar is basically sugar, right?