Yeah some of the comments have been a little conflicting :) but I guess its all personal preference. Its the same on all the articles I've read and videos I've watched on homebrewing. Everyone seems to have there own little differences but the outcome is the same.Gazaman and Other Possible Newbies
You are possibly getting confused concerning advice brewing the Youngs AIPA kit!:
You may have a leaking seal between the lid and the FV itself which means the airlock is being bypassed and the bubble rate is down; however thats not really a problem. As long as you are happy it's fermenting leave the lid on for at least another week before you even think about taking an SG reading.Will be a week ago tomorrow since I started this baby going and can confirm I didn't get the foaming issue that some have reported. I have kept it at around 21 degrees and I get bubbles/squelches every 5-8 secs. Does this seem about right?
Only about another 6 weeks to go :-(
Need to think about what bottles to get next. A barrel isn't an option as I have no way of chilling so need to decide on either the pep bottles available from wilko or weather glass bottles would be better.
If you have not had this happen before, either crack the FV lid in one place and put a towel over that area allowing for the mess, or fit a blow off tube, either way reverting to your airlock when its died down. What you do not want is a blocked airlock and an exploding FV!Famous last words.....got up to find this has blown through the airlock overnight and has just blown the Clean airlock within 45 minutes of going on....
Cheers
Clint
I put the blow off tube on some foam is in the tube and the lid is bulging a lot but no bubbling in the bottle. ..
Cheers
Clint
Thanks terrym
This thing is vicious! The coopers stout alongside bubbled constantly for three days but is all quiet now...the last one burst out!
Cheers
Clint
Plenty on this forum about leaking lids enabling CO2 to bypass the airlock. Highly likely that your brew is still fermenting, albeit more slowly, with or without a bubbling airlock. Mine took 17 and 20 days to finish before I added the hops.Gutted!
Day 9 and hardly any life in the airlock â˹ . There's still some pressure in there as if I put a bit of pressure on the lid then the bubbles escape. But then nothing.
I've not touched it at all and kept it at a constant temp so maybe stirring in the yeast made more damage than I thought.
Any ideas?
Gaz
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