So I brewed up a Fat Tire extract clone, and used Wyeast 1272 American Ale II yeast. I smacked the pack, let it sit for 3+ hours. It seemed to bloat somewhat, indicating live yeast. I've brewed 5+ batches now with no issues, and pitched this one at 80F like always (both yeast and wort temp) and I've seen nothing over 48+ hrs later.
To be sure, I took a gravity reading, and it hasn't budged 1 point, and currently sits dormant at 1.050. I'm thinking the yeast was dead, but since I already threw away the smack pack, fat chance of confirming by any date checking. What could have gone wrong here? After pitching, I used a swamp cooler to get it to around 68. I accidently ended up getting it to 63 in the wort, so I thought maybe it's just slow and sluggish, but that surely wasn't a change that should have shocked the yeast dead for good, not to mention 63 is still within the yeast's active temp range; it takes 8-12 hrs for a swamp cooler to change the wort temp. I also aerated the wort 3 times since I racked it to the primary (something I usually never have to do after racking).
I've got a Wyeast London Ale yeast pack I'm currently saving for an Oatmeal Stout, but I'm thinking that I need to go ahead and get it out and get it prepped to pitch in this Fat Tire since nothing's happened.
Any suggestions?
To be sure, I took a gravity reading, and it hasn't budged 1 point, and currently sits dormant at 1.050. I'm thinking the yeast was dead, but since I already threw away the smack pack, fat chance of confirming by any date checking. What could have gone wrong here? After pitching, I used a swamp cooler to get it to around 68. I accidently ended up getting it to 63 in the wort, so I thought maybe it's just slow and sluggish, but that surely wasn't a change that should have shocked the yeast dead for good, not to mention 63 is still within the yeast's active temp range; it takes 8-12 hrs for a swamp cooler to change the wort temp. I also aerated the wort 3 times since I racked it to the primary (something I usually never have to do after racking).
I've got a Wyeast London Ale yeast pack I'm currently saving for an Oatmeal Stout, but I'm thinking that I need to go ahead and get it out and get it prepped to pitch in this Fat Tire since nothing's happened.
Any suggestions?