bowz98
Member
Good Day friends,
So this is my first pilsner/ lager attempt.
Several hours before I pitched (8 hours), I removed my wyeast pilsen lager package from the fridge and broke the packet inside and set it out in 70 degrees temperature in my house to start.
Much later I completed my mash and pitched the yeast into my aerated wort in the fermentation vessel. The package had NOT swollen at that point. I brought the vessel downstairs to my basement/garage where it is steadily in the low 50s this time of year and left it to ferment with a blow off tube. After a day or so, i did not see any activity. I consulted the forums and read that I might not see any bubbles, but I should do a reading to see if there was a change of SG. I took a sample and there was no change of AG from the time i Pitched the yeast.
So I waited a few more days to see if something would happen and after 6 days, still nothing. I know this was a little bit long, but I also didn't have a moment to really take action during the week. So after there was still no action on the 6th day i consulted past forums again and decided to repitch. I brought the beer back upstairs to warm to 70 degrees and took out another batch that I was going to pitch. (white labs pilsner/ lager) After a few ours, I went to check the liquid temperature and low and behold the beer is actively fermenting. It's now been about 24 hours and its steadily fermenting.
So I have 2 main questions:
1) What did I do wrong? Should I have left it in 70 degrees for a day or so first, then brought the temperature down to 50 degrees?
2) What should I do now? My first inclination is to bring it down to 50 degrees again.
many thanks for your help.
So this is my first pilsner/ lager attempt.
Several hours before I pitched (8 hours), I removed my wyeast pilsen lager package from the fridge and broke the packet inside and set it out in 70 degrees temperature in my house to start.
Much later I completed my mash and pitched the yeast into my aerated wort in the fermentation vessel. The package had NOT swollen at that point. I brought the vessel downstairs to my basement/garage where it is steadily in the low 50s this time of year and left it to ferment with a blow off tube. After a day or so, i did not see any activity. I consulted the forums and read that I might not see any bubbles, but I should do a reading to see if there was a change of SG. I took a sample and there was no change of AG from the time i Pitched the yeast.
So I waited a few more days to see if something would happen and after 6 days, still nothing. I know this was a little bit long, but I also didn't have a moment to really take action during the week. So after there was still no action on the 6th day i consulted past forums again and decided to repitch. I brought the beer back upstairs to warm to 70 degrees and took out another batch that I was going to pitch. (white labs pilsner/ lager) After a few ours, I went to check the liquid temperature and low and behold the beer is actively fermenting. It's now been about 24 hours and its steadily fermenting.
So I have 2 main questions:
1) What did I do wrong? Should I have left it in 70 degrees for a day or so first, then brought the temperature down to 50 degrees?
2) What should I do now? My first inclination is to bring it down to 50 degrees again.
many thanks for your help.