So I brewed a Festbier this weekend and I chilled the wort down to 50 before I pitched the Wyeast 2308. I pitched on Saturday 7-6 and as of today 7/10 there is no bubble activity from the blow off tube. Now when I did the smack pack I did 24 hours ahead of time I did not get tons of puffing up...
I live in Wisconsin and had winter temp problems with my garage. I got RIMS tube made all the difference in the world. Now I brew inside and moved over to herms because I have the controller panel. I think you will find RIMS changes things a lot for you.
I am selling my Rims Tube and Controller. Both are in perfect shape and really took my brewing to the next level! I am selling only because I switched to a dedicated electric system using a HERMS setup.
I am asking $400 for the system shipped obo paid via PayPal. If you have any questions...
Age it, it will take on some nice notes. First small batched I made, I drank one bottle a month for a year and the one that was the driest was my fave in the end