Annoyed with myself!

[dad_of_jon]

re: stuck brews. 6g re-hydrated almost = 11g sprinkled on top. when sending your yeast into battle with the wort the more healthier the yeast the better. plus the storage conditions of the yeast and aeration will make a difference. if you use a badly kept 6g packet of ale yeast sprinkle it on wort of 17 degrees that hasn't been aerated - you shouldn't be surprised if it goes nowhere.

interestingly enough on the MJ packet they say store yeast in the fridge. I don't see 1 can & 2 can kits stored in the fridge section at wilkos or anywhere else for that matter. Sure the lme in the can will be alright

MJ says...

Store in original packaging at below 50°F (10°C) for optimum 30 month life.
At 68°F (20°C) storage temperature viability will remain high for 12 months.
At 86°F (30°C) storage temperature viability will remain high for 4 months.
Above 86°F (30°C) viability and yeast condition will become seriously
compromised within 6 weeks.

store temperatures will be around 21 degrees but in one store i visited the kits are under some spot lights and it feels a bit warmer by there perhaps about 25 degrees C :-o

 

[Tanzanite]

I have just had a wherry stick at 1.18 here how to start it again in ten mins, put your bin into your sink then fill the sink around it with the hottest water from the tap. take a cup full of your beer and dissolve a teaspoon of yeast nutrient and two heaped teaspoons of brewing sugar. whisk this into your brew for a minute or so, then seal again, keep the water fairly hot around the fermenting bin . it should be fermenting again very soon, Get a Aquarium glass heater for your beer, no more than a tenner, then you can brew at a constant temp

 

[Robin54]

I have just had a wherry stick at 1.18 here how to start it again in ten mins, put your bin into your sink then fill the sink around it with the hottest water from the tap. take a cup full of your beer and dissolve a teaspoon of yeast nutrient and two heaped teaspoons of brewing sugar. whisk this into your brew for a minute or so, then seal again, keep the water fairly hot around the fermenting bin . it should be fermenting again very soon, Get a Aquarium glass heater for your beer, no more than a tenner, then you can brew at a constant temp

I like the simplicity of your solution. I'm sure some soul will be along soon to shoot you down in flames and suggest that you should have used some sort of "radioactive source" bought from Aladins Cave in China..reativated in a micro-wave, and added to the FV in a sterile teapot.

 

[dan125]

I have just had a wherry stick at 1.18 here how to start it again in ten mins, put your bin into your sink then fill the sink around it with the hottest water from the tap. take a cup full of your beer and dissolve a teaspoon of yeast nutrient and two heaped teaspoons of brewing sugar. whisk this into your brew for a minute or so, then seal again, keep the water fairly hot around the fermenting bin . it should be fermenting again very soon, Get a Aquarium glass heater for your beer, no more than a tenner, then you can brew at a constant temp

I like the simplicity of your solution. I'm sure some soul will be along soon to shoot you down in flames and suggest that you should have used some sort of "radioactive source" bought from Aladins Cave in China..reativated in a micro-wave, and added to the FV in a sterile teapot.

I think it sounds good and would give it a try - apart from whisking oxygen into the mostly fermented brew - I'd avoid that
:

 

[Tanzanite]

i think, just that little bit of oxygen helps the yeast react quickly with the nutrient, you only whisk the mix in, dont stand whisking, just long enough to infuse the sugar and nutrient and a little oxygen, mine was going with in 10-15 mins i dont think it will affect the brew.

 

[DrPips]

What is yeast nutrient?

 

[Tanzanite]

you can buy yeast nutrient at any brew or wine shop its very cheap around a quid , even wilkos sell it, its used more in wine than beer but does no harm.

 

[Tanzanite]

robin i know exactly what you mean mate , they make every thing complicated and for me it takes the fun away from brewing , most of us are just doing a few brews to keep use in a selection of beer through out the year , and a few tips are very handy and welcome not a science lesson on every angle or question of a stuck woodfords wherry

 

[DrPips]

Ok, so wine yeast nutrient will do the same? I know my wilkos sell the wine nutrient, but I don't need to get specialist beer yeast nutrient?

 

[Tanzanite]

no wine nutrient is fine, also with some brews it does not hurt to put half a teaspoon in when your brew has cooled at the start before you add your yeast