General homebrew discussion, tips and help on kit and malt extract brewing, and talk about equipment. Queries on sourcing supplies and equipment should go in The Store.
I have a brew in the cellar (18-19 celcius) and it was bubbling well for about 4 days then stopped, but it still has a 4 litre layer of foam on the top of the brew and has been that way for the last 3 days.
It was a munton blonde beer kit and 1.5kg amber malt and some golden cluster hops with safale us-56 yeast.
All my brews have usualy cleared and dropped to the bottom before the bubbling totaly stops so I'm not sure whats going on. Any suggestions?
I would suggest that you take a hydrometer reading, and if low enough may suggest the beer is ready. I in doubt give it a taste, if it looks like beer and smells like beer then it is probably beer.
I have not brewed the Muntons kit that you are using here, but have brewed several of the others and have found them to be quite foamy and seem to finish much faster than say Coopers. Four days is not uncommon in perfect conditions for a brew to finish. I currently have a stout that has been fermenting since Sunday that looks like I will be bottling either tomorrow or Thursday.
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
Nothing wrong with that looks like a real ale yeast so I've gotta agree with Dogger, transfer to secondry fermenter and let it clear, good time to add some finishing hops too.
7 days is boarder line for me. I like to leave my fermenter for at least 2 weeks around this time of year. Depending on the temp.
I would rack it like Dogger and Hillbillly suggested add a bit more sugar for the racking and leave it 5-7 days. I've stopped reading the hydrometer at the moment - just lazy...
What a cracker of a active brew! Sorry I can't give you a technical answer....
Cheers
Silk
_____________________________
Now brewing -A Dogger Lager
secondary - empty
new drinking - Kiwi IPA - a bloody ripper !
_____________________________
Looks good to me. Some of you need to have a look under your lids while it's still going and worry less about your arses and toilet!! I'm with Dogger rack and leave for 1 - 2 weeks to clear then bottle
Grow a sense of humour Shaun, by the way I don't use a lid and know what a wort looks like in different stages of fermentation. The dunny joke was only ever intended as that....a joke...so get of your high horse and don't take things so seriously.
beerboy wrote:Grow a sense of humour Shaun, by the way I don't use a lid and know what a wort looks like in different stages of fermentation. The dunny joke was only ever intended as that....a joke...so get of your high horse and don't take things so seriously.
Racked it today, I seem to be doing a whole lot of cleaning.
Do you guys sanitise the fermenter after fermenting, then before you put the next brew in as well ?
I just give the fermenter a good wash with brewers detergent, rinse and let dry. Then for the next brew I swish some boiling water around with the tap attached,then I sanitize with Sodium Met., after that I rinse with garden hose water. Works for me.
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
