no, coopers ipa kit (the one I'm having a problem with)

"junkhunter" <junkhunter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Are you using Mr Beer??
>
> "Craig Bennett" <craig_b@no-spam.com> wrote in message
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>> 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)
>>
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