Lightman
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Hi,
I've been attempting my first ever brew and I am not sure if anything has gone wrong. I need some advice if possible.
I'm brewing a Munston's Continental lager kit and the brew has been in the FV now for about a week. I am concerned that not much is happening on the fermentation side and since mixing up the wort mixture from the can I found out I had done this wrong.
Here's what happened...
Wanting to make a good job of it, I followed the John Palmer website. I sterilised every and then made up the wort mixture and tipped it into the FV. Then I boiled and added the rest of the water to the 23 litre amount and put that in FV. I activated the yeast in a jug as per the website, but mine did not result in the foamy mass in the picture. Mine came out more like a fizzy milk solution. I tipped that in the FV and gave the whole lot a stir. Clipped the lid on and fitted the airlock.
The first problem I have is that it is not exactly bubbling away. It's been in the FV for about a week now and apart from the odd gurgle the next day, it has been quiet. I read about the gas escaping from the seal of the FV and I guess this may be possible.
Since then, I learn from Munston's website that you sould not boil their kits when you make them up as I had done, so I am worried that I may have wrecked the brew from the outset.
What are my options here? I have not opened the FV; is it safe to take a peek inside and what should the brew look like at this stage?
I plan to leave it in the FV for one more week and then bottle. Is it worth doing this or just scrap this one and chalk it up to experience?
...Or am I just a panicking newbie....?
Advice is welcome....
Regards,
Lightman
I've been attempting my first ever brew and I am not sure if anything has gone wrong. I need some advice if possible.
I'm brewing a Munston's Continental lager kit and the brew has been in the FV now for about a week. I am concerned that not much is happening on the fermentation side and since mixing up the wort mixture from the can I found out I had done this wrong.
Here's what happened...
Wanting to make a good job of it, I followed the John Palmer website. I sterilised every and then made up the wort mixture and tipped it into the FV. Then I boiled and added the rest of the water to the 23 litre amount and put that in FV. I activated the yeast in a jug as per the website, but mine did not result in the foamy mass in the picture. Mine came out more like a fizzy milk solution. I tipped that in the FV and gave the whole lot a stir. Clipped the lid on and fitted the airlock.
The first problem I have is that it is not exactly bubbling away. It's been in the FV for about a week now and apart from the odd gurgle the next day, it has been quiet. I read about the gas escaping from the seal of the FV and I guess this may be possible.
Since then, I learn from Munston's website that you sould not boil their kits when you make them up as I had done, so I am worried that I may have wrecked the brew from the outset.
What are my options here? I have not opened the FV; is it safe to take a peek inside and what should the brew look like at this stage?
I plan to leave it in the FV for one more week and then bottle. Is it worth doing this or just scrap this one and chalk it up to experience?
...Or am I just a panicking newbie....?
Advice is welcome....
Regards,
Lightman