Beer not fermenting

[Grinnan5150]

I have come to two conclusions:

1) It did not convert. It should have since it was 30 minutes at 157. Should have been an hour but I accidentally raised the temp to 200.

2) I pitched the yeast when the wort was too hot. Brew kettle thermometer said 80 and it was cool to the touch.

I am thinking of repitching. Any thoughts or am I sunk?

 

[Yooper]

I have come to two conclusions:

1) It did not convert. It should have since it was 30 minutes at 157. Should have been an hour but I accidentally raised the temp to 200.

2) I pitched the yeast when the wort was too hot. Brew kettle thermometer said 80 and it was cool to the touch.

I am thinking of repitching. Any thoughts or am I sunk?

Neither one of those would stop fermentation.

Is it possible that it's just still reproducing, or that the amount of yeast pitched was not enough?

 

[Grinnan5150]

I am thinking the latter because it has been about 18 hours

 

[SpeedYellow]

18 hours with no sign of fermentation means nothing. Get back to us after 72 hours.

 

[chlamy]

How do you know it isn't fermenting?

 

[BansheeRider]

How do you know it isn't fermenting?

This ^ How do you know it's not fermenting, the airlock? Don't determine fermentation by airlock activity. Also pitching in warm wort can result in a very fast fermentation with off flavors. It could be you just missed the signs of fermentation.

I would wait 3 days and then take a gravity reading. If nothing has changed then repitch some yeast.

 

[Grinnan5150]

I think I have discovered the culprit. I think the seal around the airlock on my bucket lid isn't tight. I can hear CO2 escaping and can smelly the lovely smell of fermentation