I'm pretty bummed about my latest brew. I brewed a Stella clone last Sunday, my 3rd extract brew, and have seen absolutely no signs of fermentation. I was patient this week thinking that it could take up to 72 hours to start but no go. The yeast I used was White Labs Czech Budejovice Lager WLP802.
- I was thorough in my sanitation and cleaned all my equipment properly
- The temperature environment for my primary is stable ~60F
- I chilled my wort quickly in 20 minutes to 80F before I pitched my yeast
- The yeast was at room temp when pitched and was mixed and aerated well into my primary
- My primary was air tight and sealed well
So seeing no activity in my primary I took my airlock off to peek in. I saw no krausen, foam, etc... caked on the walls of the bucket which wasn't a good sign. The original SG was about 1.050 and I just took another measurement and got the same result. When I pulled out my hydrometer malted syrup ran off of it. So basically the yeast didn't consume any of my brew and has 0 alcohol in it.
Is it possible that there was just something wrong with my yeast? I had kept it refrigerated until the day I used it. I think I may get another vial of the yeast and re-pitch it?
Thanks for reading my rant and I appreciate any help.
- I was thorough in my sanitation and cleaned all my equipment properly
- The temperature environment for my primary is stable ~60F
- I chilled my wort quickly in 20 minutes to 80F before I pitched my yeast
- The yeast was at room temp when pitched and was mixed and aerated well into my primary
- My primary was air tight and sealed well
So seeing no activity in my primary I took my airlock off to peek in. I saw no krausen, foam, etc... caked on the walls of the bucket which wasn't a good sign. The original SG was about 1.050 and I just took another measurement and got the same result. When I pulled out my hydrometer malted syrup ran off of it. So basically the yeast didn't consume any of my brew and has 0 alcohol in it.
Is it possible that there was just something wrong with my yeast? I had kept it refrigerated until the day I used it. I think I may get another vial of the yeast and re-pitch it?
Thanks for reading my rant and I appreciate any help.