ayrton
Well-Known Member
Last night SWMBO and I made an oatmeal stout, and the whole process was going brilliantly, except that SWMBO tossed the yeast in before I told her to. It was white labs Irish Ale Yeast, and I'm thinking the temperature was probably mid-80s, give or take a few (I don't have a thermometer on the side of my carboy). She pitched it around 9 PM, and as of 3 PM today, we've got nada. I know it's under the 24-hour mark, but the White Lab yeasts usually kick in pretty quickly. Did she kill them or what?