peterfuse
Well-Known Member
last night i made a small 3.5 gallon partial mash batch of IPA and today there is still no visible fermentation, no krausen or bubbling in airlock. all other brews ive done before took off within a matter of hours.
i used a cheaper dried yeast that i bought only a few months ago. would it have gone out of date? i rehydrated it and everything. how long can i leave the wort in my carboy before pitching a new yeast packet?
also there was this weird white stuff in suspension just after i had filled from kettle into carboy and ive never seen this before, also being just as sanitary as always. would this be due to using irish moss or the large hop rate of the IPA?
Thanks
i used a cheaper dried yeast that i bought only a few months ago. would it have gone out of date? i rehydrated it and everything. how long can i leave the wort in my carboy before pitching a new yeast packet?
also there was this weird white stuff in suspension just after i had filled from kettle into carboy and ive never seen this before, also being just as sanitary as always. would this be due to using irish moss or the large hop rate of the IPA?
Thanks