jay075j
Well-Known Member
Alright, so I've learned a tremendous amount from reading the various posts here on HomeBreTalk.com, and now I'm in need of some help. This past Saturday, I brewed my first Lager after completing about a dozen batches of ales. I brewed the Foster's Clone from Clone Brews, and everything during my brew process went just great. The recipe calls for Wyeast 2007, but it did not say anything about the pitch rate. Although I did follow the suggestions from the Wyeast website for the proper pitch rate. Additionally, I hit my cooled wort with about 120 sec of oxygen through an SS stone. My lager is currently at 54 degrees which is the optimum fermentation temp listed in ProMash for my Wyeast 2007. Unfortunately, my schedule prohibited me from getting to my supplier sooner than the day before I brewed, so I did not have time to make a starter, so I made sure to get two packs of 2007. About 28 hours before I pitched my yeast, I broke the smack pack inside the Activator packs, but when it came time to pitch my two packs of yeast, they had not yet swelled. It has now been 72 hours, with no sign of any air lock activity.
My question is this: Did I do something wrong? Is this normal? At what point do I go get another pack of 2007, make a starter, and pitch that? Is it too late for that? when is it too late?
My question is this: Did I do something wrong? Is this normal? At what point do I go get another pack of 2007, make a starter, and pitch that? Is it too late for that? when is it too late?