EvilBrewer
Well-Known Member
Planning to make a lager tomorrow...there are about 24 hours until pitching time right now, so it's kind of urgent!!
I made my starter using yeastcalc.com, which is an awesome tool if you haven't used it. I've done a side by side comparison with Jamil's tool and they're about the same as far as their calculations, and what they recommend.
Anyway....based on the manufacture date of my Wyeast Smack pack and the OG of the beer I'm brewing, this thing said I needed to do a 2 step starter at 1.7 Liters each...I have a 2L starter flask (note to self: we're gonna need a bigger boat)
First step went fine. Did the second step last night; came home from work and there had been a blowout at some point during the day. Krausen had fallen back down by the time I saw it; it was swirling away on the stir plate with little to no foam.
I'm concerned because there was a good deal of yeast on the countertop that I cleaned up. In addition to the spilled liquid, there was probably about a tablespoon of pure yeast spread around :smack:
2 questions:
1. In your opinion, have I lost too much yeast to pitch tomorrow???? Most of the yeast is probably in the starter flask, but I don't have enough experience with lagers to determine if it will be sufficient...and obviously I don't know how much I've lost so....wtf?
2. The foam stopper was partially ejected and cocked to the side when I found it; again I have no idea how long it was like that. It was in my basement where there is little to no air current...but do you think infection is a major concern?? To be clear, the stopper was pulled out enough for the wort to be exposed to air without cover.
I made my starter using yeastcalc.com, which is an awesome tool if you haven't used it. I've done a side by side comparison with Jamil's tool and they're about the same as far as their calculations, and what they recommend.
Anyway....based on the manufacture date of my Wyeast Smack pack and the OG of the beer I'm brewing, this thing said I needed to do a 2 step starter at 1.7 Liters each...I have a 2L starter flask (note to self: we're gonna need a bigger boat)
First step went fine. Did the second step last night; came home from work and there had been a blowout at some point during the day. Krausen had fallen back down by the time I saw it; it was swirling away on the stir plate with little to no foam.
I'm concerned because there was a good deal of yeast on the countertop that I cleaned up. In addition to the spilled liquid, there was probably about a tablespoon of pure yeast spread around :smack:
2 questions:
1. In your opinion, have I lost too much yeast to pitch tomorrow???? Most of the yeast is probably in the starter flask, but I don't have enough experience with lagers to determine if it will be sufficient...and obviously I don't know how much I've lost so....wtf?
2. The foam stopper was partially ejected and cocked to the side when I found it; again I have no idea how long it was like that. It was in my basement where there is little to no air current...but do you think infection is a major concern?? To be clear, the stopper was pulled out enough for the wort to be exposed to air without cover.