Cold wort

[anthonyadams]

Pitched yeast when wort was 5 degrees colder then recommended pitching temperature and problems here

 

[Euphist]

Warm it up and RDWHAHB!

 

[anthonyadams]

Sorry but I huh?

 

[anthonyadams]

I am doing exactly that I guess I was thinking that the yeast would go dormit but wort earned up on its own

 

[Yooper]

Don't even have to warm it up.

I always cool my wort to 60 to 62 degrees and then add the yeast and allow it to rise up to 65ish for fermentation. That makes a great fermentation, and happy yeast. Hopefully you did the same- chilled to 60 degrees and added the yeast and then let it go.

 

[anthonyadams]

I did its just the first time I got my wort that chilled

 

[Yooper]

I did its just the first time I got my wort that chilled

Winter sure makes it easier! My tap water is 45 degrees-ish, so the wort chills much more quickly for me in the winter.

 

[anthonyadams]

I put my feed line in a bucket of ice made all the difference I brew inside

 

[Yooper]

I put my feed line in a bucket of ice made all the difference I brew inside

Oh, I brew inside too! Our climate is far too nasty for me to step outside to brew. But my tap water in my kitchen sink is at 45 degrees now, and about 60 degrees in the summer. It sure chills faster! I have a counterflow chiller, so I am at 60 degrees as fast as the wort can pump.

 

[anthonyadams]

That's sweet my temp has stayed pretty much the same maybe 5 degrees lower in the winter the feed line in a bucket of ice made a huge difference cut my chill time in half