So this is new. I brewed a lager on Sunday, pitched a pack of Escarpment Lab Czech Lager yeast - basically the Canadian version of Imperial’s L28 Urkel. The yeast had been sitting in my keezer at 35*F, and I pitched it at straight from there into the wort at 55*. I then set the brew jacket to 50*F, so basically the yeast would warm up a little to get the fermentation started before dropping back down to 50* for the long haul.
I know lager yeasts sometimes take a while to start off, so when 48 hours went by with no signs of activity, I wasn’t too worried, just let the temperature rise to 56*. It has now been 36 hours and the gravity hasn’t budged from 1.055. I’m going to let it warm up to 60 and see if something starts happening. The problem is, tomorrow I’m heading out of town for a few days and I don’t want to leave it not fermenting. Should I just be more patient, or should I run out to my homebrew shop and grab another pack of yeast?
I know lager yeasts sometimes take a while to start off, so when 48 hours went by with no signs of activity, I wasn’t too worried, just let the temperature rise to 56*. It has now been 36 hours and the gravity hasn’t budged from 1.055. I’m going to let it warm up to 60 and see if something starts happening. The problem is, tomorrow I’m heading out of town for a few days and I don’t want to leave it not fermenting. Should I just be more patient, or should I run out to my homebrew shop and grab another pack of yeast?