Should I give it a stir?

[garyoppolis]

I've done something a bit daft.

I've always made turbo cider in the past and thought I'd give a beer kit a try. I tipped the kit into the bucket without heating it up first and despite a good slosh around with boiling water most of it is still sitting in a layer at the bottom of the fermenter.

It's now the morning after and the yeast is very happy sitting on top of the extract and producing little columns of bubbles.

The question is, should I try giving it a good stir or will it likely sort itself out over the next week or so?

Chers

[Bantaman]

I am new to brewing it's my second time around though. Heating the can is to make the syrup easier to pour I think and possibly clean it. I know this is a daft question but did you sterilise the can and everything else. I use 4, 5 litre bottles of spring water not tap water and pour one in then stir it all up and repeat till full.
Sometimes I have had to add the yeast the following day once the temperature has cooled down in the FV.

I would give it a stir, I give mine a good swish once the yeast is added and this helps add oxygen to the water too.

[garyoppolis]

Gave it a very thorough swirl in the fermenter before I left for work which lifted the extract off the bottom. Came home from work to find Krausen complete and the brew thoroughly mixed.

Added bonus of not aerating the mixture by keeping the lid on.

Crisis over.

[cellone]

Next time mix the fk out of it, getting as much air in it as you can before you add the yeast.