Lager Pitching Problems
Post #1 made 14 years ago
I brewed my second lager about 36 hours ago. I had an OG of 1.045. I thought I could get away with pitching two smack packs of wyeast Budvar without making a starter, but there are still zero signs of fermentation. Except for maybe that the fermentor is a few degrees warmer than the ambient temperature in the fermentation chamber. I thought about pitching another smack pack but my local homebrew store is closed for restocking for the next few days and I will be away from home for two weeks before it opens. The fermentor is at 55 degrees now, 1 degree higher than what it is supposed to be according to wyeast. Do I dare increase it up to say 60 just to try and get the fermentation started and than drop it down to the mid 50's once I start seeing some action?
