alowishus
Active Member
Hi All,
Yes, this is another one of those threads on "wtf my beer won't start fermenting". This is also my first lager attempt.
Firstly, the recipe I used was from Listermann's. It's their Vienna Lager recipe (found here):
http://www.listermann.com/PDF/Vienna.pdf
I made this batch on 12/19/07 (around 6pm). I did everything exactly per the instructions. The SG was 1.055 at around 64-66 degrees (before pitching in the yeast).
I left the primary out in the garage where I thought it would be between 50-60 degrees for fermentation. Unfortunately, I was incorrect about the weather and in the morning my thermometer read 36 degrees!
At this point, I brought it inside and put it in the basement, where it eventually came up to the basement temperature (66 degrees). As of now, it's been in for 48 hours.
I've opened the primary and checked, there's no sign of activity, nor has the SG changed. It's still measuring 1.055.
The yeast in this kit was Superior Lager yeast. I know it ferments at lower temps than other yeasts, but I'm thinking I got it too cold before it could take off. What do I do to correct this? Do I pitch in more yeast? Give the current yeast some persuasion of some sort?
Any ideas would be helpful. I was hoping to get the fermentation completed before Christmas night (so I could lager it in the garage while I was away for a weeks vacation). I don't know if that's going to be possible at this point.
Thanks!
alow
Yes, this is another one of those threads on "wtf my beer won't start fermenting". This is also my first lager attempt.
Firstly, the recipe I used was from Listermann's. It's their Vienna Lager recipe (found here):
http://www.listermann.com/PDF/Vienna.pdf
I made this batch on 12/19/07 (around 6pm). I did everything exactly per the instructions. The SG was 1.055 at around 64-66 degrees (before pitching in the yeast).
I left the primary out in the garage where I thought it would be between 50-60 degrees for fermentation. Unfortunately, I was incorrect about the weather and in the morning my thermometer read 36 degrees!
At this point, I brought it inside and put it in the basement, where it eventually came up to the basement temperature (66 degrees). As of now, it's been in for 48 hours.
I've opened the primary and checked, there's no sign of activity, nor has the SG changed. It's still measuring 1.055.
The yeast in this kit was Superior Lager yeast. I know it ferments at lower temps than other yeasts, but I'm thinking I got it too cold before it could take off. What do I do to correct this? Do I pitch in more yeast? Give the current yeast some persuasion of some sort?
Any ideas would be helpful. I was hoping to get the fermentation completed before Christmas night (so I could lager it in the garage while I was away for a weeks vacation). I don't know if that's going to be possible at this point.
Thanks!
alow