Geordie bitter/edme bitter stuck fermentation??

[goater46]

I wondered whether anybody could help me please. I have made geordie bitter and edme bitter today but each attempt to rehydrate the yeast failed miserably. So I hav'nt put the rehydrated yeast in at all, so I have 2 fermenting bins with both bitters in wort form with brewing belts around them. I have not got any back up yeast and cant get to a homebrew shop until the morning. So I would like to know if I can save the brews tomorrow, and retry rehydrating by using a particular yeast? I havnt got the foggiest how to go about it. I tried a couple of brews before Christmas, and they did not work, so I am a bit desperate but determined to persevre. To ensure this could somebody tell me in step by step form how to rehydrate yeast properly, I have followed the instructions on the forum but I dont actually know how and what the yeast should look like and how to introduce into the beers. Please help Im losing the will to brew!!!! David

[Parva]

Get two sachets of S04 from the homebrew shop and chuck a packet in each fermenter and stir with a sanitised plastic spoon. Job done.

Just ask for two packets of S04, the guy will know what you mean and it should come to less than £3. If he hasn't got any of that (highly unlikely) then ask for two packets of Nottingham instead, again similarly priced.

[Parva]

Incidentally, just to add to this but why are you messing about rehydrating? I made a Geordie kit before Xmas which has turned out great (for a kit anyway) and the instructions said to simply chuck the dried yeast in, which I duly did. Where are you getting the idea that you must rehydrate it first? You're just making your life unnecessarily complicated.

[goater46]

Thanks Parva I think Im over anylysing everything in a bid to make sure it works, Ill go and get The Safale 04 or Nottingham tomorrow, Cheers David