GroovePuppy
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So I used a Wyeast pack for my Nut Brown on Saturday just used it straight from the pack. I see a ton of discussion here about "lack of yeasties" and liquid yeasts particularly benefiting from a starter but the folks at the local HBS store didn't seem to think it was worthwhile at all. In fact saying they looked at me like I just took a dump in the middle of the store wouldn't be completely inaccurate, saying I was being given old information.
I have to say overall that I went into my HBS on Friday for ingredients all pumped up from the inputs you guys had given me and they totally burst my bubble. The grain/flavor contributions were pooh-poohed, the yeast starter was dismissed, my recipes were ignored and replaced, albeit with some discussion, and they just generally aren't as welcoming to a noob as I'd hoped. Especially given that people like me are the future of their business.
Anyway, rant aside, and given that the Wyeast pack did say it was suitable for 5gallons of beer wort, if you guys say starters are better (by some consensus) then I'll start ignoring the HBS folks. In fact I think I'll resist asking for their input at all. My fermentation started nicely within 24 hours and is chugging along nicely, and the wort tasted like it should work out nice, but still.....
Like I said I realize I'm beating an old subject into the ground but what's a lad to do when he's given a bunch of very helpful and logical advice from such a large and diverse group as yourselves, so obviously wealthy in experience, only to be led into doubt by one small group of individuals that thinks everyone else is wrong and the Earth is indeed flat!
I have to say overall that I went into my HBS on Friday for ingredients all pumped up from the inputs you guys had given me and they totally burst my bubble. The grain/flavor contributions were pooh-poohed, the yeast starter was dismissed, my recipes were ignored and replaced, albeit with some discussion, and they just generally aren't as welcoming to a noob as I'd hoped. Especially given that people like me are the future of their business.
Anyway, rant aside, and given that the Wyeast pack did say it was suitable for 5gallons of beer wort, if you guys say starters are better (by some consensus) then I'll start ignoring the HBS folks. In fact I think I'll resist asking for their input at all. My fermentation started nicely within 24 hours and is chugging along nicely, and the wort tasted like it should work out nice, but still.....
Like I said I realize I'm beating an old subject into the ground but what's a lad to do when he's given a bunch of very helpful and logical advice from such a large and diverse group as yourselves, so obviously wealthy in experience, only to be led into doubt by one small group of individuals that thinks everyone else is wrong and the Earth is indeed flat!