This is my first post here, however I've been a reader of the boards for sometime. So hi to everyone!
My question is I put down an Ale yesterday afternoon and the air temperature was around 24 degrees. Over night it was expected to remain around the 19-20 degree mark. I thought it was perfect for my brew. I had also put a Lager down at the same time in a second fermenter.
I checked this morning and overnight we had an unexpected temperature drop and my digital thermometer registered it dropped down as low as 14 degrees in my garage where I have the brew.
My lager is bubbling away (about 1 bubble every 10-15 seconds) but the Ale isn't doing anything. I understand Lagers can handle lower temperatures than an Ale can so I suspect the overnight drop has caused the yeast to go dormant..?
Should I just repitch with another packet of yeast and turn my heater on for that fermenter? Or is the 'stuck' yeast likely to start up again as the temperature warms up throughout the day?
My question is I put down an Ale yesterday afternoon and the air temperature was around 24 degrees. Over night it was expected to remain around the 19-20 degree mark. I thought it was perfect for my brew. I had also put a Lager down at the same time in a second fermenter.
I checked this morning and overnight we had an unexpected temperature drop and my digital thermometer registered it dropped down as low as 14 degrees in my garage where I have the brew.
My lager is bubbling away (about 1 bubble every 10-15 seconds) but the Ale isn't doing anything. I understand Lagers can handle lower temperatures than an Ale can so I suspect the overnight drop has caused the yeast to go dormant..?
Should I just repitch with another packet of yeast and turn my heater on for that fermenter? Or is the 'stuck' yeast likely to start up again as the temperature warms up throughout the day?