Newbie - kit beer

[DieBaas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DieBaas]

Haha. Read up on lag time. Yeast needs to wine, dine and multiply first before they start doing what they do best.

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[Harhm Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Harhm]

Check for a good seal by pressing against the fermenter, if the level in bubbler moves you are golden. Relax, have a beer ;-)

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[Iceblade Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Iceblade]

It seems that Mangrove Jack yeast, test brewers patience even more than brewing does, it starts slow and not a violent yeast. But they always do their job, I once added some nutrient to help them along, they went berserk, even after dropping temp to 15degrees for a week, they were still working at that low temperature.

Even if you see no action test after 4 or 5days with your hydrometer and you'll see the yeast did some work.

[Andreas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andreas]

For what it's worth you won't always get much bubbling if you have lots of headspace in fermentor. Brewing is largely waiting, cleaning with lots of tasting and drinking in between to pass the time...

[CraftyZA Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CraftyZA]

Newbie - kit beer

1st brew done. Mangrove Jack Pale ale. OG 1.04 and sitting in pantry at 20°C for 24hrs already. No bubbling at all, water level has hardly moved. I have a spare packet of yeast should I pitch again or am I just being impatient?

What is the temp in pantry 4 am in the morning?

Ps, if you want lag time, try m44




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[PhilBG Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PhilBG]

For what its worth, so far in my first 2 batches had no bubbles through the air lock, (see another thread in this topic). However fermentation was and is taking place. First batch OG around the 1.045 mark and FG settled in at 1.014 odd. Current batch started at 1.040 and checked it last night after 7 days its down to 1.014. In both cases there was no bubbling coming through the airlock, only for a few hours after opening the vessel to check the gravity.

The general consensus on my thread is that my vessel in not 100% air tight, something I am going to correct before the next brew.

Cheers,
Phil

[that guy al Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close that guy al]

was worried that somethings wrong and 1st attempt would have been a terrible flop.

as long as you've kept everything clean, it's actually quite difficult to screw things up. i can almost guarantee that you'll end up with beer, one way or another. as hard as it might seem the best thing for the beer is just to let it be so it can do its thing. one of the greatest skills every homebrewer needs to master, is patience.

[JBartleman Member Find all posts View Profile Close JBartleman]

What is the temp in pantry 4 am in the morning?


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Checked brew at 5am this morning 18°C, seemed to settle out there still at 18 at 6pm. Alas still no bubbling. If I press on the FM water level in airlock moves, so Im sure there's no leak. Thanks for the input., wouldn't mind if all solutions in life are fixed by just waiting and having another beer.

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Checked brew at 5am this morning 18°C, seemed to settle out there still at 18 at 6pm. Alas still no bubbling. If I press on the FM water level in airlock moves, so Im sure there's no leak. Thanks for the input., wouldn't mind if all solutions in life are fixed by just waiting and having another beer.

You have to keep that pressure for a good couple of seconds to make 100% sure the pressure doesn't escape & that the level in the airlock doesn't settle out again.

[pretorjn Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pretorjn]

Checked brew at 5am this morning 18°C, seemed to settle out there still at 18 at 6pm. Alas still no bubbling. If I press on the FM water level in airlock moves, so Im sure there's no leak. Thanks for the input., wouldn't mind if all solutions in life are fixed by just waiting and having another beer.

This just means there is not helluva leak. It does not guarantee there is no small air leaks

[JBartleman Member Find all posts View Profile Close JBartleman]

Ok, checked SG last night, sitting at 1.016 - so yeast has done it's thing and I'll check it again over the next few days to see if this has stabilized, as I plan to bottle this weekend. Just another "newbie" question. When I poured some beer into the test tube this foamed a bit and looked quiet 'fizzy' - is this normal? I would have thought that any carbonation would only happen in the bottle?

[Andreas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andreas]

Ok, checked SG last night, sitting at 1.016 - so yeast has done it's thing and I'll check it again over the next few days to see if this has stabilized, as I plan to bottle this weekend. Just another "newbie" question. When I poured some beer into the test tube this foamed a bit and looked quiet 'fizzy' - is this normal? I would have thought that any carbonation would only happen in the bottle?

Fermentation and carbonation go hand in hand. CO2 goes out of the airlock, but a bit of the CO2 remains in the beer. Pretty normal for it to be fizzy. Just keep in mind the FG might get a bit lower, around 1,01

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When I poured some beer into the test tube this foamed a bit and looked quiet 'fizzy' - is this normal? I would have thought that any carbonation would only happen in the bottle?

To add to Andreas' answer, when taking a hydrometer reading, remember to spin the hydrometer so that the bubbles are flung off, otherwise you will get a higher reading.

[Andreas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andreas]

To add to Andreas' answer, when taking a hydrometer reading, remember to spin the hydrometer so that the bubbles are flung off, otherwise you will get a higher reading.

Thanks. Totally forgot about that, it gets to be an automatic action..

[JBartleman Member Find all posts View Profile Close JBartleman]

1st beer ever (an American Ale )...great feeling must say. Bottled about 2 weeks ago and I couldn't wait anymore. Waiting for the fermentation to finish was difficult enough but it's even harder looking at the beers waiting to mature. A bit bitter now but hoping that it will mellow out with time


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