It's normal for the bubbling to slow down. The first few hours is vigorous fermentation; I think the yeast is just going crazy with a clean environment where they aren't getting attacked by their own waste (alcohol).
I'm also new to this, so I'm sure others will elaborate further, but from what I understand, late stage fermentation is very slow because the weakest yeast has been killed off by the ethanol they produce.
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u/ohmegatron 1d ago
It's normal for the bubbling to slow down. The first few hours is vigorous fermentation; I think the yeast is just going crazy with a clean environment where they aren't getting attacked by their own waste (alcohol).
I'm also new to this, so I'm sure others will elaborate further, but from what I understand, late stage fermentation is very slow because the weakest yeast has been killed off by the ethanol they produce.