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Hi All! New member, first time brewer. Bought my husband a Brewdog Punk IPA brewing kit for Xmas and just did the first stage at the weekend. All seemed to go ok, but not we have just swapped out the blowoff tube for the airlock and the fermentation jug has a lot of ‘stuff’ which has collected in the neck... has something gone wrong? ‍♀️
 
Thanks Clint. Will it be ok when we put the tube in to siphon it into bottles it will it have dispersed by then?
 
It will subside and usually Disperses.
A few tips....
Your instructions may say otherwise...
Leave it,lid on,for at least two weeks. Then check the gravity. Only when gravity is stable should you consider bottling.
 
Joanne said:
Thanks Clint. Will it be ok when we put the tube in to siphon it into bottles it will it have dispersed by then?
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Hi Joanne, please do as Clint says and leave it for two whole weeks before touching it. This is even more important in times of warm weather. The yeast will produce some by-products on the way to converting the sugars from the kit into alcohol and it will, with time, convert those by-products gradually into ethanol.

The higher the fermenting temps, the more by-products there will be that kind of spoil the taste.

Patience is the friend of the Home Brewer.
 
Thank you!! Really appreciate the advice. We have now moved it to the coolest place we could find.

Just one more question, which may sound stupid... but, how do I know when the gravity is stable? Will probably leave it for 2 weeks and a couple of days so we can bottle on the weekend, would this be ok do you think? Can it go too long at this stage?
 
Welcome!
What they ☝ said is correct.
Nobody said brewing is a clean hobby, or a fast one. It's a rewarding one, and an addictive one though.

Now, have you considered buying a book, to pass the time, for fermentation to finish? Greg Hughes wrote a very good one. There are more, some specialised in ingredients or styles, but Greg is a good start.
 
Joanne said:
Thank you!! Really appreciate the advice. We have now moved it to the coolest place we could find.

Just one more question, which may sound stupid... but, how do I know when the gravity is stable? Will probably leave it for 2 weeks and a couple of days so we can bottle on the weekend, would this be ok do you think? Can it go too long at this stage?
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Two weeks is for average brews more than enough. And it works with weekends, so that's grand. Stable gravity is when it's the same for 3 days in a row.
(In all fairness: I test when transferring to a second FV, after 12 days or so, and test again 2 days later, and that's good enough most of the time. If fermentation has stalled, that's another story, but nothing that can't be fixed)

In my experience (and from what I've read) an unexpected extra week delay before bottling is not much of a problem. And if something went wrong, it would've probably gone wrong after 2 weeks too. So.
Aim for 2 weeks, take the measurements, and a week delay is okay. Just don't open the lid more than needed, curiosity killed the cat as they say.
 
All this is good advice Joanne you can ignore the instruction times as they are optimistic and do not give the beer long enough to complete its full process of fermentation, cleaning up and clearing. The makers want to advertise how quick you can make it as a selling point but it may not produce good beer and may put you off from brewing again. Time is king in this hobby
 
Thank you all! Really appreciate the advice. Excited to see how it turns out!
 

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