Hey Everyone,
I brewed a witbier on Saturday (very simple extract kit recipe, I was teaching a buddy how to brew beer). After brewing, I brought the temp down to 80 and pitched the yeast. After pitching the yeast I threw it into my kegerator which also doubles as a fermentation temperature.
I just purchased the kegerator and little did I know it doesn't actually "create heat". You can set the temp to 75, but I now believe that on a hot day it'll keep the beer at 75 not on a cold day bring the beer up to 75.
On Sunday I checked the beer and realized it was really cold, in the high 40's low 50's and it wasn't fermenting. I quickly put two and two together and brought it inside my house (the kegerator is in my sunroom with no heat). Since then, it hasn't started fermenting. At first I wasn't too concerned because I figured "Hey, it was being lagered, I bring it in and it'll warm up and the yeast will start fermenting like normal". Well, it's been 2 days and still no percolating.
Does anyone know whats going on? Is the yeast dead? I believe the kit asked for a White Labs ale yeast. (Sorry, I didnt think it important to pay much attention to that packet at the time )
Thanks!
I brewed a witbier on Saturday (very simple extract kit recipe, I was teaching a buddy how to brew beer). After brewing, I brought the temp down to 80 and pitched the yeast. After pitching the yeast I threw it into my kegerator which also doubles as a fermentation temperature.
I just purchased the kegerator and little did I know it doesn't actually "create heat". You can set the temp to 75, but I now believe that on a hot day it'll keep the beer at 75 not on a cold day bring the beer up to 75.
On Sunday I checked the beer and realized it was really cold, in the high 40's low 50's and it wasn't fermenting. I quickly put two and two together and brought it inside my house (the kegerator is in my sunroom with no heat). Since then, it hasn't started fermenting. At first I wasn't too concerned because I figured "Hey, it was being lagered, I bring it in and it'll warm up and the yeast will start fermenting like normal". Well, it's been 2 days and still no percolating.
Does anyone know whats going on? Is the yeast dead? I believe the kit asked for a White Labs ale yeast. (Sorry, I didnt think it important to pay much attention to that packet at the time )
Thanks!