First Two Can Advice

[Henno]

I have just put down my first two can brew using two cans of Tooheys Lager. I also put in about 200g of Dex for good measure.

I pitched a packet of Saflager S23 at about 19oC and now have it sitting at 11 to 12oC in my recently acquired temp controlled fridge as I believe lagers like the lower temps.

I just read something in here that said when brewing lagers at these low temps you should use two packets of yeast. I then had a good look at the instructions on the Saflager and it also says to use two packets if brewing between 11 and 15oC.

Have I stuffed up my first lager attempt here by only using one pack of yeast? Would the risk of infection be too great if I went and bought another pack of Saflager and pitched it now? I dread to think of what taste I would get if I used one of the packs of yeast I got with the Tooheys extract.

Any ideas gurus?

Henno

 

[BenH]

If you can, get another pack tomorrow, rehydrate and pitch.

 

[Cortez The Killer]

It'll be right - might stress the yeast a little and take a bit longer to get going

But I'd let it do its thing for a couple of days before chucking in more yeast if there's no action

Cheers

 

[Henno]

So you guys would have definately pitched two packets when doing this caper then?

No activity at the moment but I think the fermenter I am using has a leak.

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Just watch for the krausen on top and the yeast cake at the bottom

Not need to worry about bubbling

Try glad wrap too - you can look in there and see whats going on

Cheers

 

[FazerPete]

So you guys would have definately pitched two packets when doing this caper then?

I would have used 2 yeasts but you should be OK. After a few days I recommend giving the fermenter a gentle roll daily to reagitate the yeast as much of it would have settled out This seems to wake it up and get it going again. I normally use ale yeast with twocans and turn up the temp a couple of degrees for the last couple days of the fermentation just to make sure that it really has finished.

 

[Brooksy]

If I had the technology, 16deg until it got going would've been my pick, then drop the temp 1deg/day.

Ditto FazerPete as well.