Amy Young-Leith wrote:
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> Here are are 24 hours later without a single bit of activity.
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Does something happen to the sugar molecules when you cool it too
> low, or leave it sit overnight, so that the yeast can't get its party
> on?[/color]

No
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> 2. Should we try pitching another thing of yeast in it; could the
> yeast have been dead?[/color]

It's possible the yeast wasn't very viable. You should ignore the
marketing hypoe that says the yeast is "pitchable" and ALWAYS make a
starter. Not on;ly does it increase the yeast population to a usable
amount, it;s a way to verify the viability of the yeast.
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> 3. Should we just trash it and start over?[/color]

No...24 hours isn't a long lag time, consdiering you underpitched it.
Did you aerate the wort? If not, do that next time, too!

----------->Denny

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