I've brewed just one batch successfully, it was a brewhouse wort-in-a-bag
type kit and came out very good, in fact it exceeded my expectations. I
started a second brewhouse kit and that is coming along nicely.

I've started a third coopers IPA kit, (it was on sale at less than half the
price of the brewhouse) and 36 hrs after pitching the yeast, I still see no
activity. both the brewhouses kits were fermenting aggressively by this
time.

The expiry date on the coopers IPA was 1/26/06 - just 2 months away (hence
the reason for the clearance price I guess).

for brewing the coopers kit I pretty much followed the instructions on
[url]http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20020413075309659#choosing[/url]

However, I now read conflicting ways of brewing these kits - some say follow
manufacturer instructions, others say toss the instructions and follow
alternate instructions such as those in the link above.

What are the chances that the yeast that came with the coopers kit will
still be good ?
is there anything I can do to start it fermenting ? Will it harm it / do any
good to pitch some fresh yeast into it at this time ? ...or should I just
wait a little longer ? ...or should I ditch it and chalk it up to
experience...(If it seems to good a deal to be true, then it usually is)

Any advice welcome,
Thanks,
Craig (Ajax, ON)