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I have fermentation again! Took a couple of tries. After trying liquid yeast in a half gallon and getting nothing, I made a starter from a dry pack. After 24 hours rolling I dumped that into the half gallon. Two days later that was ripping along. Dumped into full bucket and after two more days...

So, pitched into a half gallon on Sunday and nothing yet. Temp is right at 70...too low? Temp dropping a bit at night. Any ideas to jump start or turbo charge?

Okay, thanks for the replies everyone. I'll pitch more yeast in the next day or two and see what it does. Any tips for getting this going in the 1/2 gallon?

I don't think the readings are off, unless the priming sugar I added makes a real difference. I guess I really just need to know what you guys think my options are for a next step.

Just tested and yes, reads 1.000 in water.

Don't know what that is, but no, hydrometer for sure.

Just had an airlock on it, but stayed in closet the entire time.

Recipe was a Piraat clone, partial mash, except I used dark candi sugar instead of clear. Recipe gravity was 1.101 down to 1.020. I am at 1.075 down to 1.040. I had a boiling spillover so no idea how much extract sugar it cost me. Then lost a 1/2 gallon or so when I screwed up racking process...

Okay, this may be an odd one. January 2015 I brewed a Belgian Tripel style that came in at around 1.075 OG. After 40 days on primary, racked to secondary...and then let it go. Getting ready to move, so figured I'd better try to bottle. Gravity now reads 1.040. It's sweet, for sure. I figured...

That would have been smart on the hydrometer...dang. Wort was just under 75.

Oops, cut off part of my message. Should have said that my air lock is bubbling like crazy, so I hope it's the good yeast doing all the work!

Thanks again for earlier help

Thanks. I keep telling myself it's just beer and it's for enjoyment and I'm just starting/learning. Still, little (stupid) mistakes bug me, ha!

So, brewed my second batch last night, and I'm feeling uneasy about potential issues (felt the same way on the first batch, and it turned out okay). Tried brewing a Deschutes Mirror Pond clone. Here are my worries, what do you think? 1. Started late and time got away from me, so I couldn't...