Doh

[A1sportsdad]

Well I just brewed a Bell's Oberon clone and pitched my yeast starter into it yesterday afternoon. Have done this one several times. It's a good beer. Came down this morning and saw my fermenter was sitting at 68 F. I have it set for 64 F. Hmm. Was wondering is I was having a problem with my mini-fridge. Started looking at the possibility of getting another fridge if for no other reason a backup. I finally noticed the temperature probe sitting on top of the fridge. Doh. I never put it inside the thermowell. Once I put it in, the measured temperature went to 44 F. I guess my WLP001 will just have remained dormant for a while longer. I now have a heat wrap on it bringing it back up to temperature a bit quicker than just leaving it in a room at 68 F. Hopefully gets warmed up to my fermenting temperature by this afternoon.

 

[lumpher]

It'll be fine. I've done the same thing a couple times over the years. Other than making you feel like Einstein, there's no harm in it other than a day of fermentation time lost.

 

[PCABrewing]

Well I just brewed a Bell's Oberon clone and pitched my yeast starter into it yesterday afternoon. Have done this one several times. It's a good beer. Came down this morning and saw my fermenter was sitting at 68 F. I have it set for 64 F. Hmm. Was wondering is I was having a problem with my mini-fridge. Started looking at the possibility of getting another fridge if for no other reason a backup. I finally noticed the temperature probe sitting on top of the fridge. Doh. I never put it inside the thermowell. Once I put it in, the measured temperature went to 44 F. I guess my WLP001 will just have remained dormant for a while longer. I now have a heat wrap on it bringing it back up to temperature a bit quicker than just leaving it in a room at 68 F. Hopefully gets warmed up to my fermenting temperature by this afternoon.

You may want to give the yeast a Pinch. Apparently that is a new technique and maybe it helps to wake the little buggers up.

I'd expect it to be fine as well, it didn't freeze so it shouldn't have done any unrecoverable damage.

 

[A1sportsdad]

You may want to give the yeast a Pinch. Apparently that is a new technique and maybe it helps to wake the little buggers up.

I'd expect it to be fine as well, it didn't freeze so it shouldn't have done any unrecoverable damage.

By mid afternoon it had warmed up to 63 F and started to take off. Already had a krausan layer forming. I have it set for 64 F. This morning it’s chugging away with a beautiful 1 inch thick white krausan layer already.