24 hours, no air bubbles.

[xenomaniac]

I'm making my third batch and using my new fridge for the first time, plus a new fermenter. I brewed just about 20 hours from now and not seeing any bubbles. I'm pretty sure it's my air lock because I was putting it into a new custom fermenter I made, I cracked it. I did seal the cracks with super glue and vaseline (pretty low budget but what I had at the time) but not expecting it to do much. I plan on getting a new one asap but alas, tomorrow is Easter and no one is open. Will I be ok for 48 -72 hours till I get a new one? Do I need to get a yeast activator kit?

 

[replacement]

I had a batch show no airlock activity at all and it turned out fine... The CO2 just escaped elsewhere (like a leak in the lid, crack in the airlock, etc...). Give it time and check gravity, that's the only way to really tell what's going on.

 

[Colorowdy]

Relax it took 60 or so hours for my last batch to take off. Everything will be alright.

 

[xenomaniac]

Thanks a lot! Guess I'll need to get a beer thief on Monday.