Andy Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Hello all...just purchased a droid and started my first brew. After piling up all the ingredients on top of the water surface, closing the lid, and hitting start...How does all this get mixed up? Looking through the sight glass after 10 hours and the dry ingredients are still heaped up on top. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Andy said: Hello all...just purchased a droid and started my first brew. After piling up all the ingredients on top of the water surface, closing the lid, and hitting start...How does all this get mixed up? Looking through the sight glass after 10 hours and the dry ingredients are still heaped up on top. thanks Hi Andy, the ingredients do sink and dissolve whilst the yeast “eats” the sugar. You should not see the top through the sight glass as such but you could be seeing fermentation activity, called krausen. I would suggest all is ok. You put the yeast in first? Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Hey Mark thanks for the reply and after sanitizing and filling with water...I did sprinkle the yeast pouch in first. Just seemed the 6 pouches of dry ingredients were destined to float on top but sounds like they will sink over time. Had to fight every instinct to open the thing up and stir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 35 minutes ago, Andy said: Hey Mark thanks for the reply and after sanitizing and filling with water...I did sprinkle the yeast pouch in first. Just seemed the 6 pouches of dry ingredients were destined to float on top but sounds like they will sink over time. Had to fight every instinct to open the thing up and stir It is hard not to open/stir at first until you get some confidence but these units are the best. Never stir the ingredients, I just cut the corner off the pouch top and gently pour over the yeast and water surface. 6 pouches does take a while but things will be happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Andy said: Hey Mark thanks for the reply and after sanitizing and filling with water...I did sprinkle the yeast pouch in first. Just seemed the 6 pouches of dry ingredients were destined to float on top but sounds like they will sink over time. Had to fight every instinct to open the thing up and stir Yes, definitely don't stir the ingredients, though you can gently rib them, mock them even take the piss out of them but don't stir them. Just relax Andy, you've done the hard part, you have pushed the button, the droid will take it from here Edited October 27, 2020 by Rob Courtney 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpsTech Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: It is hard not to open/stir at first until you get some confidence but these units are the best. Never stir the ingredients, I just cut the corner off the pouch top and gently pour over the yeast and water surface. 6 pouches does take a while but things will be happening. Yes the temptation to stir is high but can be over come in time. Not stirring has the benefit of allowing the yeast to propagate more efficiently into the lower SG wort with the small amount of sugar and nutrients that have dissolved. They say you should never pitch yeast into a high OG wort and recommend using a starter, not stirring is effectively the same as pitching into a starter. Once the yeast cells multiply and fermentation really gets going, the floating ingredients will dissolve in no time! So to re-iterate the other members comments, don't stir (or even mildly mock 😉) trust the droid Andy! Edited October 27, 2020 by xpsTech spelling 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Ryan Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 I agree with all, what you were looking at may have been a krausen layer, however after 10 hours it is unlikely on that particular brew. The yeast will find the malt and feast! I know as a brewer of over 30 years , we were always taught to stir and dissolve all ingredients. Now I dont give it a second thought and neither will you with time. Keep asking questions on here mate Captain 3 Droids is top notch and is always quick with reliable advise. Enjoy the journey! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Thank you everyone and great to know so much help and knowledge exists when in a bind with the droid Regards 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Grainger Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 What should I do if I forgot to add yeast first? I forgot to add my yeast till the end and now I know its just sitting on the top of all the ingredients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 50 minutes ago, Jeremy Grainger said: What should I do if I forgot to add yeast first? I forgot to add my yeast till the end and now I know its just sitting on the top of all the ingredients. No dramas. It'll sort itself out. Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 44 minutes ago, Hambone said: No dramas. It'll sort itself out. Cheers Exactly. Brewer's yeast is fairy robust stuff. You really have to do something wrong for it not to survive and do its job. It'll eventually sink, rehydrate and start eating those sugars soon enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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