Jimbodaman
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My Scottish ale yeast (1728) sat outside in 0 degrees F for about four hours until I got home from work. The liquid smack-pack was frozen completely solid. I smacked the hell out of it in spite, knowing I would have to go to the LHBS to pick up some Nottingham. To my surprise the next morning the Lil' Scotties came back from the dead and ballooned up the smack pack. I ended up making a huge 4 liter starter, just to be safe, and to my surprise again the starter was successful... except for the pungent sulfury smell one that is common from Lager yeasts, or an infection. Long story short I took the gamble, decanted and pitched it into my 1.064 OG Wee Heavy (5 gallon batch) on 1/2/15.
The fermentation started off slow but nothing too concerning. Then after 24 hours of slow airlock bubbling it completely stopped. I waited a few days and still nothing. I haven't checked the hydrometer since I initially pitched the yeast. I have since assumed the Scottish yeast could not process the "harder to digest" sugars in the wort and pitched two packs of safale us-04 (only yeast in stock at LHBS) to try to salvage a brew. 24 hours after I pitched the 04, the airlock started to bubble and has been been doing so slowly ever since.
Has anyone else had a similar situation and how did the beer turn out? I'm fully expecting off flavors.
Mash Temp 154
1lb Honey
Air pump broke... shook wort violently to aerate.
The fermentation started off slow but nothing too concerning. Then after 24 hours of slow airlock bubbling it completely stopped. I waited a few days and still nothing. I haven't checked the hydrometer since I initially pitched the yeast. I have since assumed the Scottish yeast could not process the "harder to digest" sugars in the wort and pitched two packs of safale us-04 (only yeast in stock at LHBS) to try to salvage a brew. 24 hours after I pitched the 04, the airlock started to bubble and has been been doing so slowly ever since.
Has anyone else had a similar situation and how did the beer turn out? I'm fully expecting off flavors.
Mash Temp 154
1lb Honey
Air pump broke... shook wort violently to aerate.