Hi all,
I just started my first beer this weekend, I have been doing wine for a while but thought I'd try something new. Its been three days and I would have expected to see more yeast activity by now. I used an all grain recipe where I boiled about five lbs of various grains for an hour and a half, added hops about a half hour into the process, pitched the yeast when it cooled and set the carboy aside. I'm guessing the problem lies somewhere in my preparation rather than unmotivated yeast.
Is it possible I should have boiled the grain for longer to convert more starch to sugars? I'm using mostly pale malt with a little bit of chocolate and caramel malt, and Cooper's brand yeast.
My other thought is that I let the yeast sit for too long before pitching (5 gallons of hot water takes a surprising long time to cool down to 105F). The yeast was started in a cup of warm water with some sugar added and sat in a dark room temperature environment for 2-3 hours before it got pitched.
Thanks for any advice,
-Jeramiah
I just started my first beer this weekend, I have been doing wine for a while but thought I'd try something new. Its been three days and I would have expected to see more yeast activity by now. I used an all grain recipe where I boiled about five lbs of various grains for an hour and a half, added hops about a half hour into the process, pitched the yeast when it cooled and set the carboy aside. I'm guessing the problem lies somewhere in my preparation rather than unmotivated yeast.
Is it possible I should have boiled the grain for longer to convert more starch to sugars? I'm using mostly pale malt with a little bit of chocolate and caramel malt, and Cooper's brand yeast.
My other thought is that I let the yeast sit for too long before pitching (5 gallons of hot water takes a surprising long time to cool down to 105F). The yeast was started in a cup of warm water with some sugar added and sat in a dark room temperature environment for 2-3 hours before it got pitched.
Thanks for any advice,
-Jeramiah