Expert: John Snyder - 8/1/2006

Question
Thanks For your quick answer!.

The initial phase was very active. The foam didn't reach the airlock, because there was too much distance in the container for it to reach(the wort is 15 lt, and the container is for 32), but there was about 4 inches of foam over the liquid, and I checked the airlock with a plastic bag, and there was a lot of gas coming out of it. In fact the bag was filled in about 10 seconds.
Now I took the Fermentor to the 3rd floor, where the temperature is warmer and more stable (about 60ºF. My guess is that if the fermentation was slowed down, it should recover it's normal speed, but I think you can tell if I'm right or not.

Thanks in advance.
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Followup To

Question -
Hi.
This is my first time brewing, and I had an unexpected problem. 2 days after I put the wort into the fermentor, the weather became very cold, and the temperature of the room where I kept the fermentor dropped from 60ºF to 45ºF. I'm brewing an Ale beer, and I was told that the ideal teperature was 60ºF or above.
Can it damage the wort, or can it slow down the process?.

Answer -
How active was the fermentation,before the room temperature drop?How was the activity,since?It's possible the drop in temperature,slowed the fermentation somewhat.The wort won't be damaged,if the initial fermentation was very active.By damage to the wort,means some flavor changes in the finished product.If the fermentation slowed dramatically,after the room temp drop,i would give the fermentation another day or two.

any further info needed,let me know

         John

Answer
Looks like your fermentation was not affected by the temp drop in the room because the room temp drop occurred over a period of hours,making it a slow drop.At end of fermentation,bubbling drops off to a rate off about 1-5 bubbles per minute.

         John