Friday night I brewed a wheat beer and activated my wyeast pack ~6:00 pm. By midnight there was zero expansion in the yeast pack. By morning the yeast pack had expanded to about half of its capable size, but I didn't have time to wait on it (I wa heading out of town). I went ahead and pitched it then. Now it has been over 24 hrs since I pitched and still no activity on the air lock.
I know the common answer here is "wait it out", but how long do you wait? Not that I really have any options as my LHBS is closed today and I don't have any yeast available (well I have some in the fridge from a porter that I did, but not the proper yeast for a wheat beer).
What if tomorrow morning there is still no activity? Still wait? I had planned on reusing this yeast for a 2nd batch of wheat.
I know the common answer here is "wait it out", but how long do you wait? Not that I really have any options as my LHBS is closed today and I don't have any yeast available (well I have some in the fridge from a porter that I did, but not the proper yeast for a wheat beer).
What if tomorrow morning there is still no activity? Still wait? I had planned on reusing this yeast for a 2nd batch of wheat.