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I used a kit from a local supply shop. The Wyeast was a Belgian Abbey yeast, liquid. The pitching temp, according to my thermometer, was in the lower 60s, def lower than required, but it was late, and I needed to go to bed. Making the wort took me longer than I expected. Definitely looking at...

Again, thanks for the quick replies, and good info. Patience, not my strong suit, but I'll try. I'm expecting that bringing it upstairs will raise the temp. If not, I will definitely try the tub method when I get home.

I have one of those sticky thermometers on the outside of the bucket, but comparing it to the handheld thermometer I used to check the temp of the wort when cooling it down, the numbers were off about ten degrees. Granted, the bucket was outside, so I'm sure that screwed up the sticky...

I brewed a Cru, and added chamomile. Only my second home brew, the first, a wheat, is in the bottle, and has about 3 weeks to go-just graduated from 1 week of conditioning. Question is, I cooled the wort outside, covered of course, which took a few hours. When I took the temp, it was down to...

Finally took the plunge, and I'm on my second homebrew. First was a wheat, extract kit, which just finished conditioning, and has 3 more weeks in the bottle. My second, which I made on Sunday, is a Cru, martial extract, with coriander, organge peel, and chamomile (which I added, as Celis...