Nervous New Brewer Question

[Feldon]

I started fermenting a Cooper's Real Ale on the 14/1 using 1kg LME and 10g of hop pellets before pitching a liquid yeast, SG was 1.040 temp was a bit high on first reading. Checked again on 15/1 1.040 again, temp was at a comfortable 20 degrees by this time after 24hrs. No airlock bubbling has been happening, however the foam and Krausen are definately evident on the top. Check of the SG today 17/1 read 1.032.

My question is are things going OK? is this normal? or any advice or reasons would be appreciated.

BeerMonkey

I (had) a similar problem with my Coopers fermenter (ie. airlock not working). I found that by pressing down on the rim of the screw-on lid I found the spot where the gasket ring was not sealing, allowing the the CO2 gas to escape instead of going out through the airlock as it is supposed to. As soon as I pressed down on this part of the rim the airlock becomes active. I put a house brick on the spot and the airlock worked just fine. I removed the brick a few minutes ago and the gasket is now holding seal.

Nice to hear the blup, blurp of an active air lock.

 

[BeerMonkey]

Plenty of knowledge from all on AHB indeed.

+1 on what others have said. Krausen and dropping gravity = you are making beer!

Keen to hear how it turns out.

Well problem was identified, really bad yeast hidden by the strong hops smell. Time to try again. I've already invested in a proper yeast.

Thanks to everyone for the help and advice, I've learnt even more now!

Cheers
Beer Monkey