Brewed a milk stout yesterday, og of 1.085 (had a pound of lactose in it). Still no bubbles 18 hours into fermentation. My question is, how long do I wait before adding a fresh packet of S05?
I used a ~2 month old mason jar of S04 yeast cake from a previous batch. It had about a measuring cup volume of yeasty colored stuff in it. Wondering if that was dead, but I did add a pound of brown sugar at the end of the boil so I figured it would have taken right off.
I did lose patience while chilling my wort and transferred at 100 degrees and added the yeast. Not ideal, but at least it wasn't over 110 degrees.
Most things that I have read say to be patient at only 24 hours in. I'm currently at work so I won't be able to check it again until 30 hours in. If not bubbling then, should I pitch a packet of S05?
Thanks in advance!
I used a ~2 month old mason jar of S04 yeast cake from a previous batch. It had about a measuring cup volume of yeasty colored stuff in it. Wondering if that was dead, but I did add a pound of brown sugar at the end of the boil so I figured it would have taken right off.
I did lose patience while chilling my wort and transferred at 100 degrees and added the yeast. Not ideal, but at least it wasn't over 110 degrees.
Most things that I have read say to be patient at only 24 hours in. I'm currently at work so I won't be able to check it again until 30 hours in. If not bubbling then, should I pitch a packet of S05?
Thanks in advance!