3068 after 24 hours

24 hours after pitching.......nadda,zip, nuttin.

Read the date on the packet today.....november 2010......grrrr

One more day or repitch?

Hydro sample of this weizen was awesome, hate to loose it.

 

One reason to make a starter.. you can be sure you have viable yeast.
Also, how are you verifying fermentation is/isn't taking place?

 

I always love Revvy's responses to these questions and concerns! He's even answered a similar one today. Here Revvy let me help you!

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/17-day-fermentation-counting-235668/#post2780967

 

I had the same issue, but it was my fault.

Brewed 10 gallons of wheat Saturday (5 gallon Hefe, 5 gallon Blueberry). Pitched Wy3068 in one, US-05 in the other. Finished late, so I decided to just leave the fermenters in the garage, and take them upstairs in the morning.

Saturday night, it got COLD. TOO COLD.

So, I had to take the BB's up to my office and sit them next to a heater. Once they had warmed a bit, I put them in the fermentation chiller.

As of this morning, both looked fine, with lovely krausens.

 

"Pitchable" yeast isn't pitchable. Make a starter.

But it has only been 24 hours, so be patient. If it doesn't take off in another 48, then you can worry.

 

I am really worried about the date, should have looked at it. My own fault.

Does 3068 take awhile? I am pretty patient with this stuff, but with 4+ month old yeast, I should have known better.

 

And while I would normally agree that air lock activity isnt necessarily a sign of fermentation, my system has never not bubbled. This would be a first. 50 batches or so, and I am not seeing anything. Not normal. I will give it a few more days, but after that, I am going to repitch.

 

i highly doubt the date is an issue - that's less than 6 months old - should be viable.

 

You should be ok based on age. Wyeast guarantees their yeast to be viable within 6 months of manufacture, quoted from their website:

"Our Product Warranty states that we guarantee the viability of the yeast in our Activator™ packages for 6 months from the manufacture date assuming that they have been properly shipped, stored and handled."

I would let it sit for a few days then take a gravity reading.

RDWHAHB! Cheers