Hey guys,
Just very new to brewing, on only my second batch at the moment my first brew was Geordie mild which came out ok and had a nice taste for a cheap kit..
Until I get good at it I’m only going to stick to the cheap kits…
Anyways my second brew has been fermenting first stage for 4 days now and I’m a wee bit worried there is not hardly any foam at all on the top of the brewing barrel.. When I did the Geordie mild there was an substantial amount of foam, with this new brew which is a ‘young’s harvest pilsner kit’ there doesn’t seem to be any at all, you can see the odd bubble rising up though and after taking a reading on the hydrometer in 4 days it has dropped from 40 to 10 so I assume fermentation is happening..
I just wondered do different kits/beer create a different type of fermentation and hence some foam no foam? And if there is no foam dos it matter? As long as the hydrometer shows the gravity reading has dropped?
Sorry for the noob questions guys still learning here
Thanks
Craig
Just very new to brewing, on only my second batch at the moment my first brew was Geordie mild which came out ok and had a nice taste for a cheap kit..
Until I get good at it I’m only going to stick to the cheap kits…
Anyways my second brew has been fermenting first stage for 4 days now and I’m a wee bit worried there is not hardly any foam at all on the top of the brewing barrel.. When I did the Geordie mild there was an substantial amount of foam, with this new brew which is a ‘young’s harvest pilsner kit’ there doesn’t seem to be any at all, you can see the odd bubble rising up though and after taking a reading on the hydrometer in 4 days it has dropped from 40 to 10 so I assume fermentation is happening..
I just wondered do different kits/beer create a different type of fermentation and hence some foam no foam? And if there is no foam dos it matter? As long as the hydrometer shows the gravity reading has dropped?
Sorry for the noob questions guys still learning here
Thanks
Craig