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I do I re-airate the wort without contaminating the batch? I dont have an airstone with a filter. I could just cap it and try to shake the carboy.

anyone?

Update: I checked the gravity and its sitting at 1.045.... ...so re-pitch?

A foil cap does not do the same thing that an airlock does, not that I'm saying that an airlock is required, but an airlock creates a one way valve for gas to escape the carboy without being replaced with air from the native environment. I hope that my LHBS has dry lager yeast...last time I...

Easy there sparky..It was my first lager. I realized that I underpitched, and if I underpitched that badly then its probably not done. Unless by done you mean all the yeast is dead and causing bad flavors. I'm assuming that I can take a hydrometer reading, and if its less than 1.050 then I...

It was an extract with specialty grains. I'll pick up another few vials and some dme to do a proper starter. And a new hydrometer.

I had a hydrometer, but it broke right before I made this batch...guess its time to go get a new one. What should I be looking for FG wise?

So I started an Oktoberfest lager over a week ago. I have it in a 5 gallon carboy, and used a blowoff hose at first. Pitched @ about 68 degrees. I know I underpitched, I only used one vial of WL830 German Lager Yeast. Placed in fridge @ 50 degrees (no temp controller so it fluctuates from 48...