No yeast head after 4 days of fermentation

[mord]

Hi (again!)

Well, I have done my first 'Malt Extract' brew on Sunday, but I am having problems!

I made the yeast starter on Thursday and it looked fine. Nice head. Very similar to the one posted on my other thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=4303 .

However, it is now 4 days after the yeast was put into the wort, temperature at 25oC. I gave the wort a really good mix with my long spoon to introduce more O2 into the wort, so a good head was showing (about 3")

Now the head has gone and it looks like I can see what looks like dried yeast on the surface, except it is brown.

What have I done wrong. The wort is in a fermentention bucket, lid on to stop infection. It came straight from the boiler to the bucket. Do I need to transfer it again to introduce more O2?

Please help. Photo's can be provided when I get home tonight.

Thanks
M

 

[Aleman]

Sounds like its finished to me.

25C is fairly warm so fermentation would proceed at a pace . . . I've had a 1.038 beer ferment out in 36 hours from pitching at 20C when I pitched a lot of yeast.

Do nothing without taking a gravity reading

 

[Muddydisco]

Second that :thumb:

 

[mord]

Cool!!

I will have to read the next pages of my book. Think I need to transfer it to my barrel now. Any advice before tonight will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks anyway.
M :clap: : :rofl:

 

[Muddydisco]

Take your gravity readings first. Then if it's low enough leave it another 24hrs if the reading is the same again then you can transfer it into your barrell.

 

[stegnest]

sounds like its done mate. stick it in the secondary, what does it taste/smell like

 

[mord]

Well, after a firs taste while getting it to the barrel, it seams to be really good. Going to give it a couple more weeks then dive in.

I'll keep you all updated.

M.

 

[Muddydisco]

:thumb: Good lad!