Need some advice as I keep killing my yeast!
I did an extract brew at the weekend, American Pale Ale and I want to use US 05 dry yeast
I've had 2 goes at rehydrating it and not getting anywhere
First attempt
Boiled a cup of water
Let it cool to 40 degrees
Stirred in the yeast until it wasnt lumpy
Then boil 1/4 cup of water and added some sugar
Added this once it cooled
Then coverd it up and let it sit for 30 minutes
I didnt see any activation and there clumps at the bottom of the jar
I added it to the fermentor anyway (as this is my first time doing it) but nothing happened
The yeast came with the extract so I put this down to it being dead
Second attempt
Bought some more yeast
In the shop they advised to cool the water it to 20 degrees (room temp)
Did this and added the yeast
Stirred in the yeast until it wasnt lumpy
Didnt add any sugar as the shop advised against it to
Then coverd it up and let it sit for 30 minutes
Still no activation!!
What am I doing wrong here?
I did an extract brew at the weekend, American Pale Ale and I want to use US 05 dry yeast
I've had 2 goes at rehydrating it and not getting anywhere
First attempt
Boiled a cup of water
Let it cool to 40 degrees
Stirred in the yeast until it wasnt lumpy
Then boil 1/4 cup of water and added some sugar
Added this once it cooled
Then coverd it up and let it sit for 30 minutes
I didnt see any activation and there clumps at the bottom of the jar
I added it to the fermentor anyway (as this is my first time doing it) but nothing happened
The yeast came with the extract so I put this down to it being dead
Second attempt
Bought some more yeast
In the shop they advised to cool the water it to 20 degrees (room temp)
Did this and added the yeast
Stirred in the yeast until it wasnt lumpy
Didnt add any sugar as the shop advised against it to
Then coverd it up and let it sit for 30 minutes
Still no activation!!
What am I doing wrong here?