mattcarty
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ok so....
my first fermenter was a coopers fermenter and true to form it didnt seal properly so no airlock action, took SG reading to determine the brews had finished no probs
however I have a new fermenter and the airlock works a treat but the bubbling activity is new to me and was just wondering what was happening in this situation.......
basically there was no A.L. action in the first couple of days but good kraus so assumed fermenting ok, i had to move the fermenter day three, after which the airlock started bubbling and continued to do so from here on.
day 13 and the bubbling has slowed a lot, day 14 and the bubbling has stopped, all normal, al good.
moved the fermenter to take an SG day 12, 13, 14 all good same reading after I moved the fermenter on day 14 once bubbling had stopped, after the move began to bubble again, and a few times over the course of the evening
so what up with that why would it start bubbling again after being inactive for so long, obviousely its from moving the fermenterbut what actually happens in the brew to cause it to start bubbling again?
also for those saying WHY THE F#$K YA MOVIN YA FERMENTER SO MUCH
basically i am doingtemp control it in a tub with ice blocks (ale kept at 20 degrees the entire brew, sweet) and have not worked out a good setup where i can have the fermenter in one spot in the tub whilst allowing access to the tap for SG samples.
so i assume the brew is good to keg due to the SG readings but why the inactive bubbling unitl the initial move and then the re-activating the bubbling after the move when i thought fermentation and bubbling had stopped?
cheers
carty
my first fermenter was a coopers fermenter and true to form it didnt seal properly so no airlock action, took SG reading to determine the brews had finished no probs
however I have a new fermenter and the airlock works a treat but the bubbling activity is new to me and was just wondering what was happening in this situation.......
basically there was no A.L. action in the first couple of days but good kraus so assumed fermenting ok, i had to move the fermenter day three, after which the airlock started bubbling and continued to do so from here on.
day 13 and the bubbling has slowed a lot, day 14 and the bubbling has stopped, all normal, al good.
moved the fermenter to take an SG day 12, 13, 14 all good same reading after I moved the fermenter on day 14 once bubbling had stopped, after the move began to bubble again, and a few times over the course of the evening
so what up with that why would it start bubbling again after being inactive for so long, obviousely its from moving the fermenterbut what actually happens in the brew to cause it to start bubbling again?
also for those saying WHY THE F#$K YA MOVIN YA FERMENTER SO MUCH
basically i am doingtemp control it in a tub with ice blocks (ale kept at 20 degrees the entire brew, sweet) and have not worked out a good setup where i can have the fermenter in one spot in the tub whilst allowing access to the tap for SG samples.
so i assume the brew is good to keg due to the SG readings but why the inactive bubbling unitl the initial move and then the re-activating the bubbling after the move when i thought fermentation and bubbling had stopped?
cheers
carty