Lager hasnt started

[CheshireCBR]

I did see another thread about this but didnt fancy hijacking someone else's thread

I started a Geordie lager kit yesterday following all the instruction, the only addition that I did was to put the can of syrup into some hot water to thin it up a bit before pouring it into the FV, then added 1Kg of brewing sugar with the specified 4 pints of boiling water using some to rince the can out (well it was about 2L of boiling water) then topped up with cold water and a bit of warm water (boiled and left to cool) so the end result was 5 gallons of liquid at 20 degrees took a OG which was 1.038 then added the yeast as per the instructions and put it to one side to start fermenting.

so now 24 ish hours later and there still isnt any signs of it starting to bubble, now the room where it is, is maybe a little cool at 17 degrees bot the wine and cider that I have got in there (the cider started at the same time) are bubbling away nicely, its just the larger that dosnt seem to want to start,

any ideas greatly appreciated as this is my first attempt at any form of a beer

 

[oldbloke]

Give it at least another 24hrs before even thinking of starting to worry about it. Then report back.

 

[CheshireCBR]

Give it at least another 24hrs before even thinking of starting to worry about it. Then report back.

ok, cheers, im just use to wines which start going in about 30 min :lol: but then again there is normally a bit more sugar in them to start off with

will update wed/thurs then

 

[oldbloke]

The yeast has to do an awful lot of "let's make more yeast cells" stuff before it really gets onto the "let's make alcohol" thing, in a 5gallon brew. Takes a while.

 

[CheshireCBR]

Right so I started this kit on monday, its now friday and still got nothing coming through the air trap the room that its in is between 17-18 degrees so a tad low in temp but the wine and cider are both doing well

There was a little froth on the top when it started and when I checked the gravity yesterday it had dropped from the OG by about 5 points but thats about it

So has anyone got any ideas on what I should do next?