mtbaesl
Well-Known Member
OK, so I brewed a Hennepin clone from the replicator on Monday night. And it's now been 36 hours post-pitch, and there is zero activity in the fermenter. Of the 50 or so batches i've made, I've never had to wait this long. Now I know it can take up to 72 hours to start fermentation, and supposedly the yeast is in the lag phase right now. But, when I popped the nutrient pack in the Wyeast package, Belgian Abbey Yeast, after 7 hours (when I pitched), the package had not swelled, even a little. That is what concerns me more actually, otherwise I think I would sit back and wait. Is my yeast bad? And, I know, make a start next time jacka$$. So anyway, looking for advice, do I:
1) Drink myself silly tonight so I don't worry about it. Wait the 72+ hours.
2) Go out to LHBS and pitch another culture tonight, and eat the 7$.
3) Make a culture from one of the bottle conditioned Hennepin bottles in my fridge, and pitch when that get's going (which would also give my fermenter more time).
-Mark
1) Drink myself silly tonight so I don't worry about it. Wait the 72+ hours.
2) Go out to LHBS and pitch another culture tonight, and eat the 7$.
3) Make a culture from one of the bottle conditioned Hennepin bottles in my fridge, and pitch when that get's going (which would also give my fermenter more time).
-Mark