I pitched my yeast at 5:30pm on Saturday. It's now been over 48 hours and not a single bubble from my airlock.......
I'm getting worried..... It was Safel US-05, two packets and well within the expiration date. I rehydrated with boiled water cooled to 80 degrees and it foamed up well after about 30 minutes. Pitched at 70 degrees.
My brew had a OG of 1.062 (it was supposed to be 1.077 but that's no biggie...)
I'm using a plastic fermentor and the lid snapped on very tightly so I doubt I'm getting any blow by, and there's no strong hop smell (which there should be if it was blowing by; 7oz of hops in this IPA).
What should I do?
I'm thinking get some more yeast and make a starter, then re pitch it? Or wait 7 days and check the FG to see if it actually fermented somehow.
What do you guy's think?
I'm getting worried..... It was Safel US-05, two packets and well within the expiration date. I rehydrated with boiled water cooled to 80 degrees and it foamed up well after about 30 minutes. Pitched at 70 degrees.
My brew had a OG of 1.062 (it was supposed to be 1.077 but that's no biggie...)
I'm using a plastic fermentor and the lid snapped on very tightly so I doubt I'm getting any blow by, and there's no strong hop smell (which there should be if it was blowing by; 7oz of hops in this IPA).
What should I do?
I'm thinking get some more yeast and make a starter, then re pitch it? Or wait 7 days and check the FG to see if it actually fermented somehow.
What do you guy's think?