Slow to Start Fermentation

[cheezemm]

Well, I'm going on my 67th hour with no yeast activity yet. Here is my kit.

http://www.homebrewers.com/product/ALP1038/Spiced-Amber-Beer-Kit.html

I pitched the yeasties at 21C into my coopers fermenter. The temperature has been consistent b/t 20-22C in my basement. I'm hoping to go home today and see some activity. Currently it looks like the dead sea. (no foam, no airlock activity, no white spots, NADA!) I did not take an OG reading so I'm flying blind.

If nothing happens by 8pm tonight, I'm bringing it up by the warmth of the fridge and hoping to wake up to bubbles! If nothing, stopping at the local homebrew tomorrow and picking up some kind of "replacement" yeast.

Coopers kits have always taken off w/in 24-36 hours. Does anyone have experience with these kits (link above)? I may've not aerated enough, but this is a 2.5 gallon boil, so I'm still topping off with cold water so thought oxygen shouldn't be an issue.

Yeast is Nottingham...

Probably just a stuipd panicky noob going from kit to steeping and freaking out!:fro:

 

[Revvy]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/fermentation-can-take-24-72-hrs-show-visible-signs-43635/, and by visible signs we don't necessarily mean a bubbling airlock.
It IS a sticky at the top of the beginners forum for a reason, afterall.

 

[cheezemm]

Thankfully some Krausen showed up on top of the beer so I'm resting a little easier now. Beer would've started showing signs about 60 hours in because it looked like the dead sea this morning. What's all this fuss I'm hearing about Nottingham yeast? I knew about the old recall did I miss something new!?!? Yes, I'm a noob and will start to contribute more now that I'm past "canning" it!

 

[Revvy]

Most of the nottingham fuss is new brewer paranoia getting out of hand. It's mostly (and I say mostly not all) inexperienced brewers panicking because of what they read AND the fact that they use something stupid like a bubbling airlock as a gauge of fermentation instead of waiting patiently for yeast that seldom fails us or taking a hydro reading..

I subscribe to this philosphy instead.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/stop-bashing-my-yeast-friends-192944/?highlight=friends

I've never had a fermentation not start. The yeast seldom let us down if we relax.