Hi everyone...I am new to brewing and new to this forum. Anybody have this experience: I am brewing a coopers Pilsner using a lager yeast and it took over a week before there was ANY activity of any sort. I think it may have been too warm because I began to notice some bubble-action as soon as I began to cool the beer..and even more when I moved it into my unheated cellar. Is this a common problem for a pilsner?
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What temp did you pitch? What temp was it sitting @ for the week? Did you pitch a starter? Did you agitate well? was it a dry yeast or liquid?
It kind of hovered in the 60 - 65 area. I didn't use a starter (don't really know what that is) and I pitched a dry lager yeast. I stirred it around quite a bit before I pitched. Basically, I did the same method as my previous other batches, which all turned out well. I think this one is fine just started out really s l o w
They will do that from time to time if there isn't enough oxygen in the mix. But 60-65 deg will also cause for a slower start. Do a search for starters you'll want to know what thats all about, maybe not for dry yeast but when you get into liquid you probably will. With dry lager yeast I might be incline to pitch 2 packs. I dont use the stuff, but if I did thats what I would do (I think) anyway
Cheers
JJ
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JJ
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