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Thanks for all the greetings!! I'm not on the Flint water supply thank GOD but my wife and I were just talking about how many times over the past year we've eaten out and how I usually drink at least 3 glasses of water.....yikes :) I love the water jokes btw :)

Near Flint

I used a 1L starter with Wyeast 1968 smack pack and my start temp was between 67-72. My fermentation temp is 66. I checked my gravity reading today to be sure there was no fermentation going on and there wasn't. I've repitched this afternoon and am waiting for the results.

Thanks for the reply! Well it's been almost 3 days and I still don't see any signs of Krausen in the carboy. I've tried swirling the carboy to stir up the yeast and even added some yeast nutrients last night but nothing so far. :(

Thanks for allowing me to join the group!!

I fear I didn't aerate my wort well enough before pitching my yeast since it's been 18 hours and I don't see any signs of fermentation in spite of the fact I used a 1L starter with Wyeast 1968 smack pack. Am I just paranoid and should wait it out or, if it's possible, should I aerate the wort...

Hi, I created a 1L starter with a Wyeast smack pack for a 5 gallon batch of ale. It's been in the primary fermenter 14 hours and no activity that I can see. I suspect I didn't aerate enough when transferring to the fermenter. Can I remove the airlock and shake the the carboy for a bit to...