Hey ! I'm seeing fermenting activity, after about 55hrs. Seems you were
right, Patience was the ingredient I was missing.

I'm learning !

thanks.


"Avery" <averymeadows@direcpc.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>>
>>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)[/color]
>
> Patience.
>
> Avery[color=green]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>[/color]
> Brew on brother!
> SW US desert[/color]