3068 after 24 hours

[NTOLERANCE]

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.

 

[bruin_ale]

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?

 

[Ciliorozo]

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!

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

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

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.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

"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.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

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.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

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.

 

[jtakacs]

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

 

[Ciliorozo]

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.

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