I've heard it's beneficial to add nutrients throughout the primary ferment to cut down on aging time. Thing is, I'm not sure if I should do it or leave my batch alone since it seems to be doing well. When I started this batch I added about 1 1/2 tsp per gallon of a urea + DAP mix.
My first batch (2.5 gallons traditional, with D-47) is well under way and I'm getting one bubble every 5-6 seconds in the airlock. The small, enclosed room I have the fermenter in has a sweet smell, not quite like honey but more like that smell that happens whilst baking a cake or something. At least it doesn't smell bad or sulfurous.
I haven't opened the fermenter since this past Saturday when I started the batch. Since someone mentioned temperature concerns, I have my fermenter bucket sitting in a plastic laundry tub full of cool water (as much water as I could put in there without making the fermenter float). That's the best I can do to regulate temperature at this time.
My first batch (2.5 gallons traditional, with D-47) is well under way and I'm getting one bubble every 5-6 seconds in the airlock. The small, enclosed room I have the fermenter in has a sweet smell, not quite like honey but more like that smell that happens whilst baking a cake or something. At least it doesn't smell bad or sulfurous.
I haven't opened the fermenter since this past Saturday when I started the batch. Since someone mentioned temperature concerns, I have my fermenter bucket sitting in a plastic laundry tub full of cool water (as much water as I could put in there without making the fermenter float). That's the best I can do to regulate temperature at this time.
