I'm brewing a batch of homebrew (an amber ale), and I've only done a couple before this. The other two had quite a bit of foam in the first stage, and bubbled for 7 or more days. This one started bubbling right a way, got a little foam, then the foam went away, but it was still bubbling, and holding temp at 72 on it's own, but on the morning of the 6th day, the temp was 60 or less and now bubbling? Is it already done, or did it just get to cold? Is it ready to second stage, or should I try to warm it up and leave it a couple more days?
2006-08-11 14:41:55 · 4 answers · asked by Joe S 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Stir it a little. Let it get a little warmer and see what happens. If you see any air coming through your water lock valve, you'll know it has more sugars to ferment.
2006-08-11 16:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't warm it or stir it...this will cause off flavors and make you wait longer for the sediment to settle out. Wait until the bubbling stops and rack to secondary. If there's anything left to ferment, it'll happen there. Waiting too long to rack may allow off flavors from the sediment.
2006-08-11 16:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by Trid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would stir it up (swirl it for a few minutes), warm it up a bit, and see what happens. If nothing happens, then open it up and taste it. If it tastes right, bottle it. If not, you could add a little boiled sugar-water and let the yeast work on that for a while.
2006-08-11 14:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Josh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the yeast have finished off all of the sugars, or the alcohol content has gotten to lethal levels for the yeast.
2006-08-11 14:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋