Hey guys, I'm new to this site, but so far i like the amount of info it provides.
So I brewed a all grain pilsner urquell last Monday. It's only my third all grain batch, but I felt up for a lager. I followed the instructions accordingly and used the pilsner lager white lab yeast(did not use a starter, I just followed instructions on yeast bottle)
My problem is that after almost a full week of fermenting I see no signs in my air lock. I started fermentation at 70 degrees like it said on my kit instructions, but got no signs of life but maybe a few islands of krausen. I then read that lagers like colder temps so I moved it down to the basement at 55 degrees. Still no activity in my airlock when I checked this afternoon, but it now has a very nice layer of krausen going on.
Is there anything I can do? Should I just let it keep fermenting for longer and hope it turns out or am I screwed?
So I brewed a all grain pilsner urquell last Monday. It's only my third all grain batch, but I felt up for a lager. I followed the instructions accordingly and used the pilsner lager white lab yeast(did not use a starter, I just followed instructions on yeast bottle)
My problem is that after almost a full week of fermenting I see no signs in my air lock. I started fermentation at 70 degrees like it said on my kit instructions, but got no signs of life but maybe a few islands of krausen. I then read that lagers like colder temps so I moved it down to the basement at 55 degrees. Still no activity in my airlock when I checked this afternoon, but it now has a very nice layer of krausen going on.
Is there anything I can do? Should I just let it keep fermenting for longer and hope it turns out or am I screwed?