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froth in fermenter during fermentation
Posted: Wednesday Nov 22, 2006 7:16 pm
by thisispants
There seems to be a huge amount of froth during the fermentation in my current brew. More than I've ever had previously.
Is this an indication of infection?
It's a cider.
Posted: Wednesday Nov 22, 2006 8:16 pm
by gregb
Nah, some brew just krausen more than others, depends on the wort and the yeast and temperature.
Surprised, that a cider is giving big froth, but I wouldn't worry at this stage.
Cheers,
Greg
Posted: Wednesday Nov 22, 2006 8:19 pm
by Shaun
Relax have a beer this is normal for some brews it may even blow out the air lock. If it does wait for it to stop then take the air lock out and clean it refill and replace.
Posted: Thursday Nov 23, 2006 9:26 am
by Chris
Yep, relaxing is exactly right. Stressing over a beer/cider etc will cause more problems than anything else.
Posted: Thursday Nov 23, 2006 2:46 pm
by Cortez The Killer
the ginger beer i just did had an incredible krausen
its the only one to reach the top other than a coopers stout + coopers dark ale 2 can i did
cheers
Posted: Thursday Nov 23, 2006 2:51 pm
by vitalogy
Both times I've done a cider (Black Rock) it's had massive krausen, once foaming out the airlock when I did 23L in a 25L fermenter.
Posted: Thursday Nov 23, 2006 3:05 pm
by melbourne man
my 23L brew of cider flowed out the airlock in a 30L fermenter.