Fermenting Home Brew RAGING!

[DesignRec]

how would you filter all that crap?

[rawimpact]

blonde ale? Looks like its going to have a kick... maybe your temp was too high?

[FacadeOfTruth]

if you call that RAGING you need to see mine

[manorhillww]

What was your OG? I was o ce told that every time the air lock bubbles a brain cell dies. ;-)

[MegaStevenhyde]

Holy shit 

[MrMrtiki]

Thats a good healthy brew .

[lozington95]

i never get any action on the airlock although it is very exciting

[JLarJarsEL]

that is exciting!

[lvtunerz]

dont put to much light on it

[njguitarnewbjk]

niceeee.making your own beeerrrr~!~!!!!!

[WildlifeSeriaLKiller]

@TheDDDeagle How'd that turn out?

[andrewt248]

That's what my German wheat ales look like every time. After the first time cleaning kreusen off my kitchen ceiling because the airlock clogged and blew off like a cap gun, I want to a blow-off system for the first few days in the primary. No issues hence forth.

[WildlifeSeriaLKiller]

@andrewt248 I don't use 5 gal.bottles to brew in. I use an 18 gallon covered container. It isn't air tight, but with all of the co2 leaving it makes it hard for air to get back in especially when it's covered and the lid locks with the air pushing out. I use super yeast though and I can hear it from the next room. using 20 lbs of sugar to 135 grams of yeast. But I ain't making beer...lol

[mageac]

@WildlifeSeriaLKiller yeah it can get pretty aggressive at times, but with beer it tends to be slower, the aggressive high yield yeasts leave off flavors behind

[TheCaptainLulz]

that looks like pruno, WTF are you fermenting? Simplest for mash Ive found is just sugar water and yeast. 6Kg sugar, 24L water and a mit full of yeast.

[difflock77]

cool

[andyman1925]

thats what my toilet looks like after ive taken a shit

[cptXmunch]

im making some home brew shit and its been about a day since iv pitched the yeast and its not doing exactly that but it is however making this crackling noise and bubbling, does that mean its fermenting, also the sound is very weak so does that mean its not fermenting very well or something? tips please

[dinkydao]

@cptXmunch All brews will brew a little differently, depending on the complexity of the sugars. Do not panic if yours does not look like this one. But if after about 1 day you should notice a considerable amount of foam in the bottle.

[careyrich2]

I am brewing my first ever home brew and I have followed all of the instructions but when I pitched the yeast nothing happened. It has been 24 hours and there is no activity at all. What did I do wrong?

[dinkydao]

@careyrich2 your yeast may be stuck or bad, you may need to re pitch some. Check into yeast starters next time, then you know your yeast is good before you add it.

it is possible you added it when the wort was still to hot too, and killed it.

[Wesinator2000]

Hey dude, how long into fermentation till it gets like that? I'm a beginner, and I'm about 5 days into my primary fermentation, there is definately pressure building, but it dosnt bubble nearly that much? Is my fermentation stuck? Any word if help would be much appreciated.

[saiyajingabe]

What was your recipe and yeast used? Good chance that there isn't enough healthy yeast in your batch.

[Patsa2001]

depends on the yeast used, And the readily available sugar in your mash. eg. if you are using cane sugar added to your mash that will "take off" with a much more dramatic affect. If you are using unsprouted corn, or barley then you will have a more gradual fermentation. also champagne yeast will provide the most dramatic carbonation.

[themadscientest]

ahhh the process of microbes turning sugar into co2 and ethanol just makes me thirsty watching it

[adamdbull]

yeah i'm gettin a carbouy this week No more plastic pail shit that is intrigueing. nice tunes too Cheers!

[iexploderacoons]

oh okay

[iexploderacoons]

what does it mean to "pitch the yeast" is that just adding it to th solution that you want to be alchoholic? or does it mean getting rid of it for consumption

[Fro8000]

It's adding it to the solution (wort) to start the fermentation process.

[brewinsince14]

jesus! that brew is going to be strong!

[ragamuffin1605]

Love that song! Edgar Meyer Bela Fleck and Mike Marshall...That's one of the best albums I've ever heard. Dig it!

[THESOULbornold]

Cooooooool

[joques7373]

I have to comment on the posts below: An airlock does not stress the yeast. It might introduce a _tiny_ bit of head pressure, but that is negligible.

Also, you're fine to switch between airlock and blow-off mid-fermentation, as the positive CO2 pressure coming from within the carboy will keep nasties out of the fermenting beer for at least a little while.

[joques7373]

"Pull up a chair, grab some paper towels and watch those yeast have sex"

[ajaake]

This is probably the most fun part of homebrewing, watching it churn is cool as hell. I love to watch it exploding in there. If it get to bad I use a blow off tube.

[Stonebrews]

Can you switch to a blow off tube in the middle of fermentation like that? If so, Do you just leave the carboy uncovered while you make the switch?

[howlinblues]

I DON,T FUCKIN DRINK

[MikeHuntagape]

I'm in denial too

[andrewt248]

A friend of mine made a few high gravity Belgians and they ddid the same thing. Very interesting to see in person!

[bsrstka]

It is not fake. What you're seeing are clumps of yeast cropping to the top of the beer (ale yeast being a top fermenting yeast). This is known as flocculation and the amount that occurs will depend on the yeast strain.

[geonerd]

I've never seen anything close to this level of convection in a fermenting beer. Gonna agree with dAvId and call 'fake.'

[garbonzo00]

that gives me a good chuckle, thanks.

[MorroN666]

They have began making high alcohol 'turbo yeasts', I have been using them for a while now. The express version ferments 6 kg of sugar in 24 hours. Maybe he's using that

[bodybuildingsa]

taken me 3 days now, and still bubbling

[ZachAttacksPHX]

@geonerd Then quit brewing shitty beers! I have a Blonde Ale fermenting and it looks just like this.

[TheMatteatsbabies]

@geonerd it happens when the yeast is colder than the wort all the time. a lot of the time with yeast that has a really highly flocculation.

[megamandos]

@geonerd Lawl.

[hunt0707]

nice airock

[bodybuildingsa]

does anyone know why an airlock is needed?

[azzboy876]

to stress the yeast, and to prevent air from getting in to the bottle.

[bodybuildingsa]

wat happens if air get in the bottle?

[azzboy876]

I have no idea

[billymeter]

If air gets into the bottle there is a possibility that bacteria might get into the beer. If that happens, it can spoil the batch.

[bluemystic7501]

To stress the yeast? Care to elaborate?

[purplemutantas]

To keep bacteria out of your brew.

[Cannile]

Looks like it's fermenting a little hot. Excellent video though. Cheers!

[sireldren]

Damn! I think I need to go brew another batch right now! (Oddly enough, I've got three batches fermenting as I write this!)

[fdrwilliams]

me thirsty now

[nr6Friso]

ive had this to :P but i made a custom waterlock out of a lunchbag and and piece of pvc tube and a bottle of water, but i left it their unnoticed so it became a mess(een fokking teringzooi)

[dAvIdEpUnK]

I think U have something in the tank for mouve the brew, I don't think any kind of yeasts can do that.

[nitzwalsh86]

Fermentation is actually a very violent process. His yeast can do that if he got a good cell count.

[texabamabrackish]

The music is great... like the beer is bellydancing. Beer-bellydancing!

[diecrewdeluks]

is this mead or beer!?!?

[tullasmachine]

sweet setup! i like

[testbenchdude]

Yep, certain yeast strains (WLP002 English Ale yeast for example) will do that in the fermenter. It's pretty freaky to watch.

[bjt42]

I think he's using Barry Bonds yeast

[carl6405]

Ive only seen that stuff when I used the canned Briess malt extract for brewing. I now use all grains.

[Cannile]

I've never had that much solid material in my fermenter EVER (except during a dry-hop). I am very immaculate during my sparge. Why so much material and what kind of beer are you fermenting?

[jubchuqun]

You should not use yeast found in meteorites! lol!

Li

[itguru624]

what the fuck did you use, turbo yeast? Distiller yeast? Jesus the clumps of trub are flying around like hell. this is funny man, i hope your brew came out good. Did you use a clarifier?

[Selrum576]

wtf is that?

[irishpenguin13]

looks like a bottle of val dieu brown i have cellared

[mcinvale]

looks just like the IPA on my counter right now!

[bluesfndr9]

I like beer.

[netmasta10bt]

that is some serious flocculation!

[barrooze]

what kind of yeast did you use and about what was the ambient temp?

[consumes]

nice chucks ... those guys are having a great time in there

[sigx97]

Do you hop with loose hops?