Don
Well-Known Member
I am making a Strawberry Blond lager tomorrow.
8# 2row
1 1/2 # White Wheat
Using white Labs WLP840 American Lager Yeast.
I made a starter yesterday, 3 qts water with 3/4# DME boiled for 10,
cooled to @70 added yeast and put in 1 gal bottle w/ airlock.
Left at room temp.
There is still no activity in the airlock, I removed it and used wrapp on bottle to make sure I didn't have a leak.. still no activity.
I've shooked the bottle, several times yesterday and today, to get it stirred up.
If this is dead, I have a lager yeast cake I just harvested form my Oktoberfeast on Wednesday, Wyeast #2206 Bavarian Lager.
I have it in a 1 gal bottle with some liquid that I left on top after racking it into secondary.
My other question is:
If I have to use this, what kind of difference should I expect or will I be better off wating for a replacement for the Whitelabs American Lager.
This is the first time I've used the white Labs Americian Lager so I don't know what to expect.
I am making this for SWMBO and she wants a light beer.
8# 2row
1 1/2 # White Wheat
Using white Labs WLP840 American Lager Yeast.
I made a starter yesterday, 3 qts water with 3/4# DME boiled for 10,
cooled to @70 added yeast and put in 1 gal bottle w/ airlock.
Left at room temp.
There is still no activity in the airlock, I removed it and used wrapp on bottle to make sure I didn't have a leak.. still no activity.
I've shooked the bottle, several times yesterday and today, to get it stirred up.
If this is dead, I have a lager yeast cake I just harvested form my Oktoberfeast on Wednesday, Wyeast #2206 Bavarian Lager.
I have it in a 1 gal bottle with some liquid that I left on top after racking it into secondary.
My other question is:
If I have to use this, what kind of difference should I expect or will I be better off wating for a replacement for the Whitelabs American Lager.
This is the first time I've used the white Labs Americian Lager so I don't know what to expect.
I am making this for SWMBO and she wants a light beer.