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Wyeast Smack Pack stuck at FedEx
I had to go out of town unexpectedly and had to have FedEx hold my shipment at their facility until I come home.
There is a Smack Pack in there, shipped with an ice pack, but I won't be able to pick it up until tomorrow morning. Meaning it will have been sitting for 4 days at FedEx and not in the fridge. What are the chances the yeast survived? I'm guessing I should smack it when I pick it up and if it does swell make a starter to help them grow. |
The yeast will be fine. They live at ambient temps just great.
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I received two wyeast packs after they sat over the weekend 5 days total. They came fully expanded, I was able to just barely pop the inner pack by pinching it. I made a starter and had a great fermentation.
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Good to know others have survived the same ordeal |
The yeast will be fine and you should be making a starter with liquid yeast anyways. Go to http://www.yeastcalc.com, plug in the numbers and make the starter you need.
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Got my package and the Smack Pack was already swollen from the released CO2 from it being at room temp for a few days. I couldn't smack the nutrient pack, but it didn't seem to matter as I just added some yeast nutrient to the starter and it is fermenting away just fine!
Had a nice thick yeast cake this morning. Got to get these little guys ready for my "It's a Celebration, Bitches!" IPA |
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