On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:47:10 -0500, "Craig Bennett"
<craig_b@no-spam.com> wrote:
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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.
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>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.
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>The expiry date on the coopers IPA was 1/26/06 - just 2 months away (hence
>the reason for the clearance price I guess).
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>for brewing the coopers kit I pretty much followed the instructions on
>[url]http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20020413075309659#choosing[/url]
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>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.
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>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)
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>Any advice welcome,
>Thanks,
>Craig (Ajax, ON)[/color]

Patience.

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Brew on brother!
SW US desert