michael.berta
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I brewed a lager (10 gallons) on tuesday evening and split into two yeasts. One fermenter got 3 vials of WLP830 and that started seeing some activity Friday morning a little over 48 hours after pitching. The second batch got two vials of WLP800 and still nothing. I understand two vials is an underpitch but by LHBS didn't have enough of the desired strain when I needed it. The fermenter that got three vials seems to be going fine.
I'm just wondering if others have seen longer than 72 hours lag time with WLP800. I'd hate to maybe raise the temp or make/pitch a starter or do anything that could be detrimental to beer flavor if this thing is going to pick up any moment now.
Some background:
-Malt bill is 100% pale malt mashed at 147 to an OG of 1.043
-Pitched at 50 degrees F and maintained that temp since
-I've been hitting each fermenter with pure O2 every 12 hours until signs of activity.
-I've taken a gravity reading and confirmed no drop in gravity.
I'm just wondering if others have seen longer than 72 hours lag time with WLP800. I'd hate to maybe raise the temp or make/pitch a starter or do anything that could be detrimental to beer flavor if this thing is going to pick up any moment now.
Some background:
-Malt bill is 100% pale malt mashed at 147 to an OG of 1.043
-Pitched at 50 degrees F and maintained that temp since
-I've been hitting each fermenter with pure O2 every 12 hours until signs of activity.
-I've taken a gravity reading and confirmed no drop in gravity.