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Didn't get around to posting an update earlier, but I tried rousing the yeast to no success. Ended up rehydrating and pitching a pack of W-34/70 and it took off before the next day. We'll see how the beer turns out after lagering! Going to have to make sure I make starters on all my future...

I actually do have a packet of 34/70 that I purchased a while back planning for a different beer. Can I pitch that? Or will it change the character of the beer? I'm basically making a Pilsner Urquell clone so chose WLP800 (it's the same yeast Pilsner Urquell uses).

Just tried that and bumped the regulator up to 55 ˚F. I also added some yeast energizer. Once it gets started I assume I can bump it back down to 48 ˚F to let it ferment? I don't remember the exact date, but it was fairly fresh, only a couple months old I think. I've never...

My first lager, an oktoberfest brewed with WLP830 was fermented at 52 ˚F and took about 48 hours before fermentation started. Turned out great! This beer is a pilsner that I'm brewing with WLP800. I was following a similar process to what Pilsner Urquell uses (pitch and ferment at 39...

I'm using Bru'n water 3.4 for a robust porter. I'm using the Black Full profile and building my water from RO/deionized water. I can adjust the salt additions to hit my "Mashing Water Profile" spot on, but need to add some alkalinity (NaHCO3 and Ca(OH)2) to get my pH to the proper range...