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[Puganded]

Put a brew kit on Sat afternoon.started well but stoped be Sunday afternoon.
Im going to try re pitch with bakers yeast, only because that's all I have.
Question should I just throw some in? Or should It be mixed with warm water, ?

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Put a brew kit on Sat afternoon.started well but stoped be Sunday afternoon.
Im going to try re pitch with bakers yeast, only because that's all I have.
Question should I just throw some in? Or should It be mixed with warm water, ?

How do you know it has stopped - lack of activity in the airlock doesn't mean it has stopped

 

[smcc]

if it started why would it stop unless you dropped temps down, if you know your SG then leave it be and check gravity in 3-5 days and see where you are

 

[Puganded]

How do you know it has stopped - lack of activity in the airlock doesn't mean it has stopped

I do see what you mean, but it was bubbling to begin with, I'm a lazy brewer and don't bother with taking readings, have sealed the lid and air lock,
So I can only assume it's stoped.
However the kit does say "slow fermenting VARIETAL yeast.
How can I tell for sure?

 

[Puganded]

if it started why would it stop unless you dropped temps down, if you know your SG then leave it be and check gravity in 3-5 days and see where you are

Did not take gravity, never been a problem befor, lesson learned!

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

I do see what you mean, but it was bubbling to begin with, I'm a lazy brewer and don't bother with taking readings, have sealed the lid and air lock,
So I can only assume it's stoped.
However the kit does say "slow fermenting VARIETAL yeast.
How can I tell for sure?

Slow fermenting could easily mean a month - is it a lager?

The only way to tell for sure take the specific gravity now and again in a week or so

Even if you think you have sealed the lid - there might still a small gap somewhere

I guess that it has not stopped - if it started as smcc says why would it stop - unless you have put it somewhere cold

 

[Puganded]

Slow fermenting could easily mean a month - is it a lager?

The only way to tell for sure take the specific gravity now and again in a week or so

Even if you think you have sealed the lid - there might still a small gap somewhere

I guess that it has not stopped - if it started as smcc says why would it stop - unless you have put it somewhere cold

 

[Puganded]

It's a bitter, I will start to record gravity then, my initial thought was if it has stalled,then time would be the enemy

 

[johncrobinson]

Well bakers yeast needs warmth whereas lager yeast does not.

I made an experimental mead with bakers yeast last year,Never again,!!!
Even my cat walking past it was enough to disturb the sediment.

Yes even though you don't have an original OG its still not too late to use the hydrometer to diagnose a stuck ferment.

 

[Puganded]

1.020

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

1.020

Seems like it has already fermented a fair bit of it is 1020

Bitters probably don't need as long as lagers - suspect that it is not too much further to go

 

[Pablosaurus]

Are you in the UK? It's quietly likely to have fallen below temp and stopped as a result. Can you take the temp and, if needed, warm it up? I.e. bring it inside the house, or put it next to a radiator... It should be circa 20degs, ideally. My two brews dropped to 16deg overnight and slowed dramatically.

 

[Puganded]

Are you in the UK? It's quietly likely to have fallen below temp and stopped as a result. Can you take the temp and, if needed, warm it up? I.e. bring it inside the house, or put it next to a radiator... It should be circa 20degs, ideally. My two brews dropped to 16deg overnight and slowed dramatically.

 

[Puganded]

I'm very lucky ,my brew spot is on a concrete floor above 2 heating pipes, it's a constant 20 reg day and night. Only problem is it's under wife's desk!
There is 46 ltr of red wine and this beer, it's stinks!!
And she drinks nither ha