So, I've been away from brewing for about 8.5 years and decided to have a go at it again. I decided to try doing a porter on this first try, and everything went pretty much as my memory served as far as boiling the malt, steeping the grains, adding hops, etc. At the end, I brought the wort down to 29C (84F) and sprinkled the dry yeast on the wort, stirred, closed the lid, fermentation lock in place and with appropriate amount of water, and brought the fermenter down to the basement. There, the temperature descended to 15C (59F).
On day 2, there was no action in the fermenation lock, but knowing that this is not unusual I didn't worry at that point. On day 3, still no action. I shook the fermenter a bit to make sure everything was mixed in, checked for possible air leaks (new fermenter), but found none.
On day 4, still no action, so I went back to the homebrew store and picked up another packet of yeast, sprinkled it in, and closed the lid. On day 5, still no bubbles int he fermentation lock, so I decided to try moving the fermenter to a less-cool location. The place where it is now located is at 20C (68F).
Today is day 6. Still no movement in the fermentation lock. I gave it another stir, and on the recommendation of another hombrewer I came here to see if anyone might have any advice.
The yeast that I'm using is Safale US-05 Dry Ale Yeast from Fermentis. The packet states that the yeast's temerature range is 12-25C (53.6-77F), and ideally 15-22C (59-71.6F). So, I'm thinking I may have pitched at a temperature that was too high the first time. But the second time I would have thought that I was fine, and even so I appear to be having difficulties getting the fermentation to start...
On day 2, there was no action in the fermenation lock, but knowing that this is not unusual I didn't worry at that point. On day 3, still no action. I shook the fermenter a bit to make sure everything was mixed in, checked for possible air leaks (new fermenter), but found none.
On day 4, still no action, so I went back to the homebrew store and picked up another packet of yeast, sprinkled it in, and closed the lid. On day 5, still no bubbles int he fermentation lock, so I decided to try moving the fermenter to a less-cool location. The place where it is now located is at 20C (68F).
Today is day 6. Still no movement in the fermentation lock. I gave it another stir, and on the recommendation of another hombrewer I came here to see if anyone might have any advice.
The yeast that I'm using is Safale US-05 Dry Ale Yeast from Fermentis. The packet states that the yeast's temerature range is 12-25C (53.6-77F), and ideally 15-22C (59-71.6F). So, I'm thinking I may have pitched at a temperature that was too high the first time. But the second time I would have thought that I was fine, and even so I appear to be having difficulties getting the fermentation to start...