AirborneBrewer
Active Member
Hi All, I read thru this form, got a lot of info. But I'm still worried, I brewed my first beer on Sunday, 21 March. A Williams Brewing kit (Belgian Lawnmower de Saison w/Wyeast Activator 3942). No sign of fermentation yet. This is why I'm worried, I put the brew pot in a ice bath ang got the temp down to about 89, then I poured the wort into the fermenter, and topped it off with cold water that I had made earlier. I then took a reading and temp was at 73, I stired and then wisked for aeration. Then I pitched my yeast (Wyeast Activator) and took a temp reading and got 86 . I put the fermenter in the freezer to try and cool down the wort, I left it in there for about 30 mins. I then put the fermenter in the garage, when I check the temp in the morning it was 64, when I got home and check again temp was 69, Tuesday the temp was at 64 again and that night it was still at 64. I moved the fermenter into the house to a try and keep the temp up in the 70s. This morning (Thursday) still no sign of fermantation. Did I kill the yeast with the high temp, and if so can I repitch with the dry yeast that also came with the kit. Also the area around the fermenter smells like stale beer, so is it fermenting and I'm worried about nothing, or should I be worried? Thanks for any help.