Been in the FV since Sunday, haven't seen a bubble!

[wellyfish]

Made my brew last Sunday, 9th Jan

Haven't seen a single bubble rise through the airlock since.

The lid of the FV seems to have bowed upwards a little but, apart from that, no apparent activity at all.

Have I done something wrong, should it be bubbling?

 

[Ceejay]

What temperature do you have it at? It's possible there's not a proper seal, so gas is escaping. What are you brewing and have you looked inside the FV to see if there's any yeast head or fizzing going on?

 

[rickthebrew]

Did you take a gravity reading? If you did it should have dropped a few points .....it`s probably an untight lid letting the co2 escape. But as ceejay said what temp was the wort and what yeast did you pitch and how? Was it a kit?

Any other info would help :

 

[wellyfish]

It's a kit ... Coopers lager.

First time brewing anything so don't know what I can and can't do 'safely' while it's fermenting.

Anyhoo, I've looked in the FV and the wort is indeed fizzing/bubbling and there is a brownish 'head' on it.

It's been at around 18c for most of the time but could possibly have dropped below that.

 

[rickthebrew]

Its fermenting :thumb: Good luck with the brew :

 

[wellyfish]

Thanks for the reassurance.

Greener than Tom Jones' grass at this stuff!

 

[rickthebrew]

Stick with the forum I learnt everything from here - any questions or querys will be answered

 

[31bb3]

If your worried it isnt fermenting you could always give the FV a shake to stir the yeast up

 

[caerleon]

Open the lid and stick your nose in - if you dont get a huge whaft and a tingle in your nose its not fermenting.

As 31bb3 has said trying stiring the yeast and getting it warmer.

 

[wellyfish]

Shaken it, stirred it and put it a little closer to the radiator.

Looks and smells like it might be doing something.

Onwards!

 

[Ceejay]

Rock on! :

 

[Caleb]

Im brewing from a coopers kit at the moment too. I started mine on Tuesday 4th Jan and it didnt start bubbling until Sunday 9th. Now its been bubbling for the last 5 days. Im sure yours will start bubbling soon too.