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Anyone ever use MJ M76 Bavarian lager yeast ?
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 4:09 pm
by Bradbrewsbeer
Pitched 2 packs into 20 L of 1.050 California Common that I made yesterday. 24 hours later, no bubbles yet. The wort was 12c and is currently sitting at 11.5c. This is my first lager, just wondering if I'm being impatient
Re: Anyone ever use MJ M76 Bavarian lager yeast ?
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:28 pm
by KB1138
RDWHAHB. That kind of lag time is not super unusual
Re: Anyone ever use MJ M76 Bavarian lager yeast ?
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:55 pm
by Peterpasha
I pitched one pack into 20L of Pilsner in a carboy sitting on my basement cement floor. That was on the 30th, and the damn thing is STILL bubbling away!
Re: Anyone ever use MJ M76 Bavarian lager yeast ?
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:34 pm
by BBrianBoogie
Lager requires significantly more yeast than ales. 20L of 1.050 wort would require about 40g of yeast, and 50g would be better. Rehydrated.
You'll certainly still make beer, I'm sure it'll kick up soon. Never a bad idea to use a pitch rate calculator in the future. Lagers definitely reward attention to detail.
Re: Anyone ever use MJ M76 Bavarian lager yeast ?
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:10 pm
by Bradbrewsbeer
Yeah, brewfather told me 3 pks but NG only had 2 in stock , so I let it ride. Krausen is starting to rise , fingers crossed.
Re: Anyone ever use MJ M76 Bavarian lager yeast ?
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:49 am
by McGruff
My first lager took 72 hours to get going. It turned out great.