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Relying on the advice of others on my Bavarian lager yeast, I ordered back-up, but while waiting for it to arrive, the yeast got going on day 8. I had the carboy in a cold environment of 58 degrees. I had thoroughly washed out and sanitized the carboy beforehand and used vodka in the airlock so...

Thanks. I will. It's all part of the education. I should have read up a little more on lagering before my first run.

It's a 5gal. Batch. I'm still new w/ 12-15 ale batches. reading for ale has urgency on pitching yeast. I panicked and after cooling wort to 60 deg over 4 hours, I aerated and pitched. The smacked pack rested 4 hrs @ rm temp. No proofing.

First attempt at a clone S.A. Boston Lager. Pack didn't inflate. Pitched at 60 deg. Nothing after 5 days w/ temp hovering between 57-60 deg. Any chance of this working or should I get a new smack pack? It's a slow yeast, but does pitching it early nullify it?