I am making an Irish Stout from a True Brew Kit and transferred the beer to a carboy 8 days ago for secondary fermentation. After some initial activity in the carboy, the fermentation slowed down and the yeast pretty much settled out. However today I have noticed significant activity in the fermenter. There are a lot of bubbles on the surface of the beer and there is bubbling in the airlock. Is this bad? Is it a sign of contamination? I had plans to bottle this weekend.
activity in secondary fermenter after 8 days`
Jan 19, 2005
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I have a similar situation, I brewed a small batch of Irish Red almost 3 weeks ago, transferred to secondary 2 weeks ago and it's still bubbling every 20-30 seconds, I think a lot of it has to do with temperature, it WAS cool (50-60F) but it just warmed up a little and thats when I noticed it picked up. Think I used Nottingham yeast too, that could/would make a difference. Your best bet is to just wait it out.
So far, so good, mines nice and clear with a pretty red tinge...can't wait, but i'm going to!!
Kent
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