Xitesmai
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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 to 50ish)
So for the first 3 days I couldnt tell if I was fermenting, and the blowoff hose started to suck up my blowoff solution (water + star san), so I switched to a 3 piece bubble lock. I was only getting a bubble every few minutes. So I added another vial of WL830. My lock solution then kept evaporating, so I;ve been refilling it every day.
This helped somewhat but no at day 8 I have no activity in my lock. I've swirled the carboy a few times and that seems to help for awhile then it dies again.
I have no krausen, no gas being produced, so i think its stuck....
what should I do?
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 to 50ish)
So for the first 3 days I couldnt tell if I was fermenting, and the blowoff hose started to suck up my blowoff solution (water + star san), so I switched to a 3 piece bubble lock. I was only getting a bubble every few minutes. So I added another vial of WL830. My lock solution then kept evaporating, so I;ve been refilling it every day.
This helped somewhat but no at day 8 I have no activity in my lock. I've swirled the carboy a few times and that seems to help for awhile then it dies again.
I have no krausen, no gas being produced, so i think its stuck....
what should I do?