72 hours ago I finished my first batch of home brew
I started off with the Hanks Hef kit from Midwest, extract.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/hank-s-hefeweizen.html
Followed the directions exactly, but I did a full boil and added a Whirlfloc tablet at the end, and used a copper coil wort chiller, but when I got to the re-hydrating the dry yeast (good until 2014) it was a bit unclear what to do on on the package, it just showed a cup of water with a temp, then a stir, then a time. So I heated up 4oz of water, pitched the yeast and stirred it in for 30 seconds, then waited 15 minutes and pitched it into my fermenter which was temped somewhere in the low 70s to high 60s. Come to find out that is not exactly how to rehydrate yeast. There was no foam to my yeast "starter" at all it just looked like flour mixed into water.
3 days later I still see no bubbles, videos on youtube had the airlock going crazy with the exact same kit and dry yeast in under 24 hours. So I popped the bucket top, no krausen, no bubbles in the airlock, nothing.. Its in a dark room temped in the high 60s
I know the general consensus is wait it out but after 3 days I am a bit worried at this point thinking i may has lost my $30+ I spent on the kit.
What should I do at this point? Add more yeast? I have two local brew shops close to me where I could get some.
I started off with the Hanks Hef kit from Midwest, extract.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/hank-s-hefeweizen.html
Followed the directions exactly, but I did a full boil and added a Whirlfloc tablet at the end, and used a copper coil wort chiller, but when I got to the re-hydrating the dry yeast (good until 2014) it was a bit unclear what to do on on the package, it just showed a cup of water with a temp, then a stir, then a time. So I heated up 4oz of water, pitched the yeast and stirred it in for 30 seconds, then waited 15 minutes and pitched it into my fermenter which was temped somewhere in the low 70s to high 60s. Come to find out that is not exactly how to rehydrate yeast. There was no foam to my yeast "starter" at all it just looked like flour mixed into water.
3 days later I still see no bubbles, videos on youtube had the airlock going crazy with the exact same kit and dry yeast in under 24 hours. So I popped the bucket top, no krausen, no bubbles in the airlock, nothing.. Its in a dark room temped in the high 60s
I know the general consensus is wait it out but after 3 days I am a bit worried at this point thinking i may has lost my $30+ I spent on the kit.
What should I do at this point? Add more yeast? I have two local brew shops close to me where I could get some.