justinh85
Well-Known Member
Where to start....lets see, everything was going really well until I went to re-hydrate my yeast. It turns out that brewing while enjoying a few too many brews is not wise for one's first batch. Anyways, back to the story: So I am re-hydrating my yeast, and I go to add a little of the extract for my starter. Just then it dawned on me I had not sterilized my extract, so in my panic I throw my starter pot on the stove. A minute or so later, it dawns on me that the yeast can't survive at that temp, so I remove it quickly...hoping to have saved it in time. I let my starter sit for about 45 minutes, and nothing has happened except a few bubbles gathering around the edge of my starter pot. At that point I concluded that my yeast was indeed dead. Being as how it was midnight, I couldn't just dash to the homebrew shop...so I went to Wal-Mart instead. Bought some Fleischman's yeast, made another starter, it has done just fine. My air-lock was bubbling constantly up until today when it slowed down, which is now the 4th day. Still bubbling, just slow. I want to know what effects this will have on my batch, and if I keep it bottled for awhile will that help to clear up any potential off tastes? Noob mistake, I know...should have had more yeast as backups. I have already fixed that mistake. I ordered ingredients for my next batch, and made sure to order several extra packets of yeast.