Well, the title says it all. This is my first batch. The airstop started bubbling as soon as I installed it, but stopped shortly after.
Quick rewind: I wasn't sure when to pitch the yeast, and when it came time I also read about re hydrating. Yikes. I quickly did some sanitizing, boiled water, waited for it to come down to 95* or so and put the yeast in the water...damn that smelled good.
Since I wasn't sure when to pitch it, I pitched it while pouring the wort from the brewpot into the carboy while aerating the wort.
Anyway, 9 days later a hydrometer reading showed 1.064. I started at 1.070. Needless to say, nothing happened (as far as fermentation). The wort smells like the re hydrated yeast...I didn't dare try it....it smelled just like the yeast concoction i poured in on brewing day.
The question is do I add more yeast? is this batch ruined?
Thanks for any insight.
Steve
Quick rewind: I wasn't sure when to pitch the yeast, and when it came time I also read about re hydrating. Yikes. I quickly did some sanitizing, boiled water, waited for it to come down to 95* or so and put the yeast in the water...damn that smelled good.
Since I wasn't sure when to pitch it, I pitched it while pouring the wort from the brewpot into the carboy while aerating the wort.
Anyway, 9 days later a hydrometer reading showed 1.064. I started at 1.070. Needless to say, nothing happened (as far as fermentation). The wort smells like the re hydrated yeast...I didn't dare try it....it smelled just like the yeast concoction i poured in on brewing day.
The question is do I add more yeast? is this batch ruined?
Thanks for any insight.
Steve