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Sorry, missed this a couple of posts back. Without describing it in detail, a seemingly pretty standard "boil water, cool to around 25c, dump yeast, leave 10-15 mins(covered), stir, cover again, leave another 10-15 mins, get temp to within a few deg of wort and pitch" Hydrometer - manual type...

So, I just did this. Another packet of US-05, well inside expiry, went in an hour or so ago straight from the packet onto the wort. One packet for each of the Real Ale and Draught fermenters. Notes in case it helps anyone track this down - wort smells fine (i don't know what an infected wort...

Temperature controlled at 20C. I thought about this....I aerated the wort the same as previous brews, i.e. a lot of stirring shaking and splashing, nothign special like an aeration stone or O2 tanks. When i did the second pitch of yeast i made sure to splash and stir a bit. Not ideal, but...

Thanks for the thoughts - I measured the water for the yeast at between 20-25 before putting the yeast in - both times. I can try another (third) pack of yeast straight in, why not? :) This is the sort of brainstorming I need - it made me think, what if there was something in the water or...

Hi all, OK, so this has me stumped (not too difficult to do!). I am on my 7th and 8th brews, all have been liquid malt extract kits so far. I have followed the same basic process as the previous 6 brews with #7 and #8, but neither of these have started to ferment. They are a Coopers Real Ale...