I watch you tube brewers and think I know what I am doing and now I am here.
Batch #1 - 1 gallon Deer Park water 3 lbs of pasteurized cheap clover honey and one pack of Red Star Premier Curvee Yeast. I sanitized everything with 100 proof bourbon, and pitched it after very little research. It is bubbling away at 1 bubble every 10 secs and seems to be doing its thing fine. But after reading more, I understand that my yeast is strong and I am likely to have carbonated gasoline that should need some level of back sweetening and I will cross that bridge when I get there.
So I got excited, bought more stuff. I have a hydrometer that I don't have a tube to test in....does anyone drop it in the carboy and how do you get it out?
Batch #2 - 3 gallons spring water and 9.5 lbs of unfiltered raw wildflower honey and half a bag of Wyeast 4184 wet yeast. Sanitized everything with Star San and I have a very slow start. First 24 hours it was a little too cool at about 60 degrees F. Day 2 moved to 66 degrees and I got progress with one bubble about every two hours. Day 3 moved to 71 degrees and get a bubble about every 30 min.
Am I stalled? Is this good and normal for this type of yeast? Should I pitch a half pack of D-47 or Red Star Cote des Blanc? Should I just wait it out?
I do not have and gravity readings yet.
Thanks for any advice ahead of time.
Batch #1 - 1 gallon Deer Park water 3 lbs of pasteurized cheap clover honey and one pack of Red Star Premier Curvee Yeast. I sanitized everything with 100 proof bourbon, and pitched it after very little research. It is bubbling away at 1 bubble every 10 secs and seems to be doing its thing fine. But after reading more, I understand that my yeast is strong and I am likely to have carbonated gasoline that should need some level of back sweetening and I will cross that bridge when I get there.
So I got excited, bought more stuff. I have a hydrometer that I don't have a tube to test in....does anyone drop it in the carboy and how do you get it out?
Batch #2 - 3 gallons spring water and 9.5 lbs of unfiltered raw wildflower honey and half a bag of Wyeast 4184 wet yeast. Sanitized everything with Star San and I have a very slow start. First 24 hours it was a little too cool at about 60 degrees F. Day 2 moved to 66 degrees and I got progress with one bubble about every two hours. Day 3 moved to 71 degrees and get a bubble about every 30 min.
Am I stalled? Is this good and normal for this type of yeast? Should I pitch a half pack of D-47 or Red Star Cote des Blanc? Should I just wait it out?
I do not have and gravity readings yet.
Thanks for any advice ahead of time.