The bottle conditioning process usually is a slow process. When I bottle, mine are never really ready in one week. I would definately keep them at room temperature for another week or two and then try them. You should definitely still have enough yeast in the beer to condition with. It is...
I am doing a starter right now of the WL Southern German Lager that is a little over a month past its "Best By" date and it has been on a stirplate for about 18 hours now and I still haven't really seen any krausen or activity. Do you think its bad or should I add some yeast nutrient?