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As time was of the essence I picked up some dry yeast Saflager S-23 (2 packs) and pitched it Wednesday night. Came home from work Thursday and saw action in the airlock. Was going to do a yeast starter but the shop was out of liquid. Hopefully this was salvaged.

Pitched yeast on a lager 52 hours ago. Used Wyeast 2035. Pitched at a high temp 74. SG 1.072. Current temp is 52. Haven't taken a gravity reading but there is no action in the air lock. Did not use a starter. I am doing a variation on the Dog Fish Head Imperial IPA which had a SG of 1.089. No...

I cooled the wort to 70 and pitched. Then immediately placed in the refrigerator which turned out to be 40. I think i can stablize it at 55ish...

I began primary fermentation of my lager Sunday night. I realized yesterday that the temp in my refrig was 40. I took it out and it is now up to 54. However it has been sitting at 54 for 12 hours and there is no activity in the airlock. Is this batch shot?

Thanks. I gave them yeasties a little shake last night. I guess i will be patient and let them get to work over the next 2 1/2 weeks. Thanks again.

I completed primary fermentation last wednesday, added the priming sugar, bottled then refrigerated. I later read the bottles should be conditioned for a period of time at room temp. So on Saturday I removed the bottles and set them at 67F. How long should these condition before they can be...

Not sure of the yeast. I don't have it in front of me. How long for diacetyl rest and at what temp?

I am new to brewing. This is my third batch- a lager. The first two I brewed turned out great. Good taste and everything went according to plan. However, I later found out that my supplier gave me ale yeasts for the first two batches, so I guess I made a hybrid. Anyway, I am on day 3 of...

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