Temp question for liquid yeast

[southsidebrewingco]

Am I just being paranoid?? Brewed a partial mash spotted clone last night and pitched the yeast when the wort was 64 degrees. This is the first time I have used liquid yeast (WYEAST KOLSCH 2565) and I did not make a starter as the smack pack swelled nicely and my OG was only 1.044. I put the carboy in an ice bath and now it sits at 62 degrees but I have no activity after 15 hours. Im used to dry yeast starting in about 8 hours. I know I should be patient but I just wondered if its too cold for the yeast to take off or should I maintain that temp. Thanks for any advice.

 

[metanoia]

You're in the middle of the fermentation temp suggested, so I'd just sit back and wait. You can always pitch more yeast, change the temperature, etc. later if need be. Take notes and make sure you change some variables next time you brew this style or with this yeast so you can see how temp, OG, yeast size affect your brewing.

 

[SnakeRidge]

I ferment the White Labs Kolsh yeast (029) at 58-60*. It takes a little longer to get going at the lower temp so don't sweat it.

 

[southsidebrewingco]

guess I will wait it out and see what happens. The package said between 62 and 68 degrees for fermentation but I wasn't sure if I shocked the yeast being so cold from the start

 

[southsidebrewingco]

There also appears to be about a 1/2 inch of yeast settled to the bottom of the carboy already. Shake it up or just let it be?

 

[SnakeRidge]

There also appears to be about a 1/2 inch of yeast settled to the bottom of the carboy already. Shake it up or just let it be?

Let it ride, that's probably just cold break. Shaking it won't hurt anything though.

 

[southsidebrewingco]

Well fears are put aside it took about 30 hours but I woke to a steady fermentation today. I had removed it from the swamp cooler and warmed it about 4 degrees. I placed it back in this morning as I'm shooting for about 64/65 degrees. Hopefully I didn't disturb anything to much.