adding yeast late to homebrew kit

[caper]

hello all,

I am relatively new to this process. I have gone through 2 batches that turned out great, and I've kegged them both and impressed/scared with just how good they were to drink!

My question is regarding my latest batch. I picked up a baron's premium beer kit, american lite flavour. It is the one with the 7.5 L wort premade, you add the bentonite with 2 litres of hot water, add the wort, rinsed with 4L of warm water, top up to 23L with cold water, then add yeast packet when temp falls to between 18-24C. I made it late last night, and fell asleep waiting for the temp to drop. I then added the yeast in the morning. As of this evening there is little activity in my primary fermenter.

Did I wait to long to add the yeast? Should I stir the solution to activate it? Should I just be patient and let it ferment on its own?

Thank you for your help!

[mr x]

You wouldn't have waited too long for the yeast not to work. If it's alive, it would go. How are you determining little activity? Airlock on bucket?

[caper]

Well I am new to this, no airlock, but the last 2 that I did there was foam on top of the solution at the beginning of the process, and even after 1 day there would be thick foam until it would start to dissipate after 3-4 days. This batch just seems flat, after about 12 hrs. I guess I will give it a few days to see how it turns out.

[mr x]

Lag times can differ for many reasons. Give it until the morning. I used to put my ear to the bucket and listen for the carbonation releasing.

[know1]

I'd pick up a pack of US-05 and be ready to pitch it if there's no activity within 24-36 hours. Could easily be bad yeast depending on how long the kit has been sitting on the shelf.