Normally I make starters and see a much shorter lag time , but this time I got lazy and pitched 1 large Wyeast smack pack into a low gravity bitter. Is 12-14 hrs okay?
thanks
Very typical lag time for Wyeat smack packs (low gravity) and no starter…for me, 12-24 hrs has been quite normal before seeing air lock activity.
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If you pitched cool, I would say that is normal. I often see activity in the 12-24 hr window when pitching at 62-65F with starters that I’ve cold crashed. The older the smack pack the longer it may take as well.
I wouldn’t worry until past 24-48 hours.
cool, thanks. pitched it at about 66 dgrs…
been 15 now, and bubbling once every 6 seconds
Seems like a very healthy smack pack if it is going so well after only 15 hours at 66 pitching temp.
A modestly low (starting) gravity of 1.046 also helps. yeah, the smack pack blew up like crazy before I cracked it open
Sounds like a very successful fermentation to me.
