WarStreetBrewer
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I know this sounds like a common issue, so I did search the forum first. Haha, I know how h/c posters get.
I'm just a little worried about my starter. It's been more than five hours and all the yeast seems to have settled to the bottom and nothing much is going on. I know some of the mistakes I made, but if I could get some feedback on it anyway. I plan on brewing tomorrow night and will need to buy a replacement if necessary. Is it shot?
What I did was boil about a pint of water with 1/2 c. of light DME for about 15 minutes. I chilled it to 90F or so, poured it directly into a glass jar and put it in the fridge until it was probably around 75F. I pitched the yeast (White Labs Dry English Ale). The temperature has probably dropped below 70F and the vial said it shouldn't go below that, but I've been keeping it around 75-80F since then. I keep the lid closed, but it's a little slack, as I've read it needs to vent out the C02, but needs to be protected from infection (I don't have an airlock to fit). Everything was sanitized.
Whats up!?
I'm just a little worried about my starter. It's been more than five hours and all the yeast seems to have settled to the bottom and nothing much is going on. I know some of the mistakes I made, but if I could get some feedback on it anyway. I plan on brewing tomorrow night and will need to buy a replacement if necessary. Is it shot?
What I did was boil about a pint of water with 1/2 c. of light DME for about 15 minutes. I chilled it to 90F or so, poured it directly into a glass jar and put it in the fridge until it was probably around 75F. I pitched the yeast (White Labs Dry English Ale). The temperature has probably dropped below 70F and the vial said it shouldn't go below that, but I've been keeping it around 75-80F since then. I keep the lid closed, but it's a little slack, as I've read it needs to vent out the C02, but needs to be protected from infection (I don't have an airlock to fit). Everything was sanitized.
Whats up!?