Neill
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So i put down an extract recipe recently, OG was 1046. Used US-05 yeast from the local store, well within use by date. I did not re-hydrate it, just warmed to room temperature for an hour then mixed into the brew. Pitching temp was 24 degrees, over the next 24 hours it dropped to (now) 16 degrees. Still no krausen, and SG is exactly the same. There is no infection that i can taste. It's been over 36 hours now with no action.
Just wondering about people's experiences with US-05. Do i need to keep it warm for a little longer? Does it HAVE to be rehydrated to work? does it go completely inactive under 18 degrees? I know it said 18-24 on the packet, will it stop below that? Or can it just be a slow starter?
I've just put the fermenter in a warm place (no heating control at the moment) to try and get it up near 20 degrees and see if it kicks off. Otherwise i'm looking at re-pitching with a different yeast tomorrow if there's still no action.
cheers,
Neill
Just wondering about people's experiences with US-05. Do i need to keep it warm for a little longer? Does it HAVE to be rehydrated to work? does it go completely inactive under 18 degrees? I know it said 18-24 on the packet, will it stop below that? Or can it just be a slow starter?
I've just put the fermenter in a warm place (no heating control at the moment) to try and get it up near 20 degrees and see if it kicks off. Otherwise i'm looking at re-pitching with a different yeast tomorrow if there's still no action.
cheers,
Neill