HuggerOrange
Well-Known Member
So here's the story - I got a Midwest Belgian Triple kit for Christmas from my brother that I have been dying to make. I figure it will be next year's Cristmas beer. Anyway, he got me a vile of White Labs 550 Belgian Ale yeast with it that I have kept in the frig from the moment I got it home. I also know that he kept it refrigerated while he had it. Now what happened in transport I don't know, but it was December in NJ and pretty cool out. Friday night I made a starter at about 9 pm while I did some other stuff. When I went to bed at around midnight there was no action. Yesterday morning I got up and there was still nothing. I finished the brew about 3 pm yesterday afternoon, and still nothing. I pitched it anyway in hopes that it's just laging or I hadn't given the starter enough time. Unfortunately, It's now 7am on Sunday and no action whatsoever. Now I'm hoping that I'm being impatient and that at some point today I'll see that magic bubble in the airlock and my worries will go away, but when do I go with plan B? I have a pack of SafAle 33, which says it's good for Belgians but I don't want to pitch it unless I know that the Wyeast is dead. I also have my LHBS less than a five minute drive away so I could go get more liquid yeast. Any thoughts on my delema are appreciated.