Take the 2-minute tour ×  Last weekend 2 of my friends and me
tried brewing a lager (doppelbock) for the first time. Brewing
went well, but not the yeast!  We are now 4 days later, and no
sign of activity. Gravity taken: did not go down at all.  What
are the solutions considering that we don't have access to
another lager yeast vial easily (2 hours drive) ?  Can we buy an
ale yeast and do it that way instead? What will be the results?
What are the other alternatives, if any?    It worked! It took
almost one week but now we're getting something! :)
share|improve this question which yeast and how much did you
pitch? –  mdma Feb 13 at 12:35 If it took a week to get to this
point, I would be very concerned about infection. When you go to
do your diacetyl rest, check for a pellicle. If there's no
pellicle, draw a sample before you drop the temperature to taste
for any off flavors. –  Scott Feb 20 at 5:48  3 Answers 3  up
vote 4 down vote accepted  It sounds like you underpitched by
quite a large amount. As for o