Suds_Moustache
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OK, so this arvo I put down my 2nd brew and just as I had finished topping up with cold water we had a family emergency and had to leave the house pretty much straight away (everything turned out ok btw )
So not knowing how long I'd be gone for at that stage I checked the temp and it was around 32 degrees. No choice but to dump the yeast in and chuck the fermenter into the kitchen sink with some ice packs.
This was around 3 or maybe 3.30pm. When I got home around 5.30pm the bubbling in the airlock hadn't started. The temp was around 30 degrees. I went up and bought a bag of ice and dumped the fermenter in the laundry sink with the ice.
It is now 8.15pm Still no bubbling temp is around 28.
What are the chances I killed the yeast? Can I just put more yeast in if it doesn't start by morning, or is it too late? How long before the bubbling starts? It should be going by morning, right?
So not knowing how long I'd be gone for at that stage I checked the temp and it was around 32 degrees. No choice but to dump the yeast in and chuck the fermenter into the kitchen sink with some ice packs.
This was around 3 or maybe 3.30pm. When I got home around 5.30pm the bubbling in the airlock hadn't started. The temp was around 30 degrees. I went up and bought a bag of ice and dumped the fermenter in the laundry sink with the ice.
It is now 8.15pm Still no bubbling temp is around 28.
What are the chances I killed the yeast? Can I just put more yeast in if it doesn't start by morning, or is it too late? How long before the bubbling starts? It should be going by morning, right?