Hi everyone, thanks in advance to those who reply.
I've just started a 'Brewcraft' Munich Lager. This is my first attepmt at home brew. I followed the instructions to the letter but...... it seems the water I added was from the hot water tap. It's a long story but the bloke who plumbed in our filter system tapped into the hot water supply and I didn't realise until I noticed the temperature of my drum. So I thought I was using cold water but it's actually from the hot water tank.
So my question is - is it duff ? (sorry a Simpson's thing). The airlock was bubbling away for the first day but the second and third day there's no activity. This is Western Australia and it's very hot here but the temperature on the drum read 38 degrees due to my hot water.
Will the yeast be dead or can I put more in and continue?
Or is my solution to chuck it away and start again?
Needless to say not happy with the water filter people.
Cheers
Nick
I've just started a 'Brewcraft' Munich Lager. This is my first attepmt at home brew. I followed the instructions to the letter but...... it seems the water I added was from the hot water tap. It's a long story but the bloke who plumbed in our filter system tapped into the hot water supply and I didn't realise until I noticed the temperature of my drum. So I thought I was using cold water but it's actually from the hot water tank.
So my question is - is it duff ? (sorry a Simpson's thing). The airlock was bubbling away for the first day but the second and third day there's no activity. This is Western Australia and it's very hot here but the temperature on the drum read 38 degrees due to my hot water.
Will the yeast be dead or can I put more in and continue?
Or is my solution to chuck it away and start again?
Needless to say not happy with the water filter people.
Cheers
Nick