robmohseni
New Member
Hi, I need some advice. It is my first homebrew so it has been a pretty steep learning curve so far!
Basically, I think I have forgotten some vital steps.
1) I didnt re-hydrate my dry yeast before pitching (I watched a tutorial where they didnt do this) 2) I didnt shake the fermentation bucket to oxygenate it 3) I forgot to put vodka in the airlock for day 1 (oops!)
I am pretty sure I pitched at the right temperature (~20-25C) and the SG was 1050. I It is being stored at 23C. After 3 days, I saw no life in the airlock and could see no Krausen formed. This morning I panicked and opened the bucket to take a gravity reading. It hasnt changed so I decided to shake the bucket up a bit to oxygenate it (may have contaminated here I know).
What should I do? Should I re-pitch with some more hydrated yeast? Or should I just wait 10-14 days and test the gravity then?
Any advice greatly appreciated
*UPDATE - I re-pictched with more (re-hydrated) yeats last night - still no sign of activity. I tried to oxygenate the batch too and gave it a good stir with a sterilised spoon
Basically, I think I have forgotten some vital steps.
1) I didnt re-hydrate my dry yeast before pitching (I watched a tutorial where they didnt do this) 2) I didnt shake the fermentation bucket to oxygenate it 3) I forgot to put vodka in the airlock for day 1 (oops!)
I am pretty sure I pitched at the right temperature (~20-25C) and the SG was 1050. I It is being stored at 23C. After 3 days, I saw no life in the airlock and could see no Krausen formed. This morning I panicked and opened the bucket to take a gravity reading. It hasnt changed so I decided to shake the bucket up a bit to oxygenate it (may have contaminated here I know).
What should I do? Should I re-pitch with some more hydrated yeast? Or should I just wait 10-14 days and test the gravity then?
Any advice greatly appreciated
*UPDATE - I re-pictched with more (re-hydrated) yeats last night - still no sign of activity. I tried to oxygenate the batch too and gave it a good stir with a sterilised spoon