brettule
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My previous 2 attempts at brewing have been dire, this is my 3rd attempt and I'm just wasting money. Can someone please help?
I've got the Bewcraft British Bulldog Ale kit, it contains two can's of the gooey stuff and Safale S-04 yeast, no dextrose so I figure it's mixed into one of the two cans? Made up the fermenter to recipe one the box but the sticker thermometer on the fermenting tub read 32 degrees when it was time to pitch. So I stuck the fermenter in the fridge for an hour and a half at which time the thermometer read 28 degrees. At this point I pitched the yeast, stirred the first few bits in and sprinkled the rest on top. The past week or so has been quite hot so I turned off the fridge and put the fermenter inside it where it's had a consistent reading of 26 degrees. It's been 5 days at this temp and I've not seen a single bubble in the fermenter, the airlock is sitting dead even. I took a reading yesterday which was 1.016 and it was full of sediment and stuff. Without seeing any bubbles I fear the yeast hasn't activated - again! Any advice?
I've got the Bewcraft British Bulldog Ale kit, it contains two can's of the gooey stuff and Safale S-04 yeast, no dextrose so I figure it's mixed into one of the two cans? Made up the fermenter to recipe one the box but the sticker thermometer on the fermenting tub read 32 degrees when it was time to pitch. So I stuck the fermenter in the fridge for an hour and a half at which time the thermometer read 28 degrees. At this point I pitched the yeast, stirred the first few bits in and sprinkled the rest on top. The past week or so has been quite hot so I turned off the fridge and put the fermenter inside it where it's had a consistent reading of 26 degrees. It's been 5 days at this temp and I've not seen a single bubble in the fermenter, the airlock is sitting dead even. I took a reading yesterday which was 1.016 and it was full of sediment and stuff. Without seeing any bubbles I fear the yeast hasn't activated - again! Any advice?