Jessica’s Irish Red
Jessica, the Brew Mistress of Jensen Haus, and I brewed up the Irish Red Ale Kit we’d ordered from Midwest. The Boil and subsequent pitching of yeast went just fine. However, there was a HUGE lag from pitching the yeast to the fermentation beginning. We pitched this batch at about midnight Friday night and it just started bubbling this morning. My assumption is that it started some time late last night. That puts it right at the far reaches of the three day window. Maybe I was spoiled by the sub-24hr start time on the Copper Ale but this one freaked me out. I opted for the liquid White Labs yeast for this one just like I did on the Copper Ale. I do have a packet of Munton’s on hand just in case though. If this batch wouldn’t have started fermenting by tonight, I was going to pitch that in to the fermenter just in case I had a batch of White Labs or the temp was too high. Unless something changes, I shouldn’t need to resort to such a drastic measure. 
The funny part is that because Jessica was “in charge” of this batch, she’s been checking on the fermenter all the time. I think she’s worried that she did something wrong and that it wouldn’t ferment. For both our sakes, I hope all is well with this Irish Red. I’m almost out of Copper Ale so I need to get this batch rollin’. Next up is an Oatmeal Stout. Without the Holiday Spices this time around. (Just for you Craig and JB.)
