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Believing the brewing Gods were smiling down on me yesterday, the temperatures got up to a balmy 20 degrees, so I brewed a 5 gallon batch of a Rogue Chocolate stout clone. I pitched a packet of US-05, sprinkling it on top, at 70F.

I use a tub of water with an aquarium heater to control my temperatures, but I noticed that this morning, the water had dropped to 60 degrees and the heater wasn't on. I turned it up a little and it turned on. I'm going to change out the water in the tub to 67F, and hope the heater can maintain that temperature, but it's now been about 18 hours and there is not activity that I can see.

I also stupidly forgot to shake the better bottle I use to aerate the wort.

So if I bring the water temp up to 65-67, will these yeast start back up? Also, would it be safe to shake the bottle now to aerate since there probably wsn't much activity?

Thanks.

Yes, and yes. You're fine. Warm, shake, and take you pants back off (in that order).


Mylo

Mylo wrote:Yes, and yes. You're fine. Warm, shake, and take you pants back off (in that order).


Mylo

I agree, but start with no pants. Both methods have their merit, I just like to keep as little material between my beer and my junk as possible.

Your whole mistake was wearing pants in the first place.

I've (intentionally) fermented US-05 at 58. You're fine. That yeast is bulletproof.

It is chugging away happily now.

I shall never wear pants again.

Thanks.

I USE this yeast all the time sometimes at 60f one pack its fine at 68 for me it starts in 2 hours it starts runing like a nose bleed gigade if iven goten this yeast up to 80f oops whit no flavor diffrence cheers and good luck

The happy yeast...

I've used US-05 as low as 56F (though a good rehydration and plenty of of O2 to prop it up) and it works like a charm.