stepcg6
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Two nights ago I made a yeast starter with California Ale WLP001 using the same process I always do except...I forgot to sanitize the growler I make all my yeast starters in.
I checked on the yeast starter today and was curious as to why it never bubbled vigorously like it usually does. I saw tiny bubbles in the airlock water but I figured it may have just bubbled shortly and stopped.
Flash forward to today. I brewed an IPA that is cooling as I type this. I only just realized that I didn't sanitize the yeast starter and now I'm scared to pitch it. Of course, being New Years Day the LHBS isn't open.
Two options:
1. Pitch what I've got and hope for the best. The starter doesn't smell of anything wrong but it does worry be that it never visibly bubbled.
2. Dart home from work tomorrow during the day, buy a new yeast, and pitch that. The only problem here is the IPA is a 1.070 OG beer so I usually like starters to make sure there is enough yeast to start a healthy fermentation.
Thoughts?
I checked on the yeast starter today and was curious as to why it never bubbled vigorously like it usually does. I saw tiny bubbles in the airlock water but I figured it may have just bubbled shortly and stopped.
Flash forward to today. I brewed an IPA that is cooling as I type this. I only just realized that I didn't sanitize the yeast starter and now I'm scared to pitch it. Of course, being New Years Day the LHBS isn't open.
Two options:
1. Pitch what I've got and hope for the best. The starter doesn't smell of anything wrong but it does worry be that it never visibly bubbled.
2. Dart home from work tomorrow during the day, buy a new yeast, and pitch that. The only problem here is the IPA is a 1.070 OG beer so I usually like starters to make sure there is enough yeast to start a healthy fermentation.
Thoughts?