hey guys. I just brewed my first all-grain batch yesterday (a stout, and I hit my target gravity of 1.050), and I thought everything went great. I activated my smack pack and waited for it to swell, but it didn't so I just pitched it and left it for the night. I pitched the yeast about 4 PM.
Today I checked it, there was no activity in my airlock, and I could see no signs of fermentation. I had bought enough grain to make 2 5-gallon batches, so I had also purchased two packs of yeast. When my supplies arrived, I accidentally left one of the packs of yeast (the first one I pitched) in the box for a few days. I thought the lack of activity could be due to this, so I tried activating the second pack this afternoon. just now there was still no swelling, but i decided to go ahead and pitch it too. There is still no activity in the airlock (and I'm using carboys for primary; i've never had any problems with leaks, plus i have my batch split into 2 carboys to prevent any blowoff).
The manufacture date on the yeast was May 4, 2010, so it's not that old. Is there any other reason it wouldn't be working? I bought from Austin Homebrew Supply, which is supposed to be a good retailer. If i still don't have any fermentation tomorrow (and i plan to confirm this with a gravity reading) should I call AHS? and if i have to wait for them to send me MORE yeast, will my entire batch be ruined before I can get it?
Today I checked it, there was no activity in my airlock, and I could see no signs of fermentation. I had bought enough grain to make 2 5-gallon batches, so I had also purchased two packs of yeast. When my supplies arrived, I accidentally left one of the packs of yeast (the first one I pitched) in the box for a few days. I thought the lack of activity could be due to this, so I tried activating the second pack this afternoon. just now there was still no swelling, but i decided to go ahead and pitch it too. There is still no activity in the airlock (and I'm using carboys for primary; i've never had any problems with leaks, plus i have my batch split into 2 carboys to prevent any blowoff).
The manufacture date on the yeast was May 4, 2010, so it's not that old. Is there any other reason it wouldn't be working? I bought from Austin Homebrew Supply, which is supposed to be a good retailer. If i still don't have any fermentation tomorrow (and i plan to confirm this with a gravity reading) should I call AHS? and if i have to wait for them to send me MORE yeast, will my entire batch be ruined before I can get it?