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Thanks rmyurick, I meant making a yeast starter but upon reading up it seems that you should make a starter with liquid yeast, but with dried you either sprinkle on top or rehydrate but as Pete says, this involves more prep and dried yeast has significantly more cells in it than a liquid yeast.

In the recipe, you say you use dry yeast M79 and do not use a yeast starter. Can I read into this that you simply put the dry yeast in the wort when it reaches the correct temperature after cooling or do you still pitch the yeast? The yeast pitching process is not something I've ever done with...

It is funny Cyclman but it was slightly higher than normal. Had a taste today for hydro reading and it's one if the best I've ever made... so far.

For others who want to know the result, the boil was fine and it has fermented well. The wort is fine if left sterile for a few hours after mashing.

Thanks all. I left it in a sealed sanitised container for 4 hours and it seems fine. Just started the boil so fingers crossed. There was no sour off smell at all. Better planning required next time!

Hi all, Now I know you're all thinking I should've planned this better and you are right but I am now in a slight panic. The mash is in now and I have a commitment I have to attend stopping me from having enough time to sparge and then boil before I go. What I want to ask is that if I sparge...