Issues with my starter....

MrSaLTy · Jul 8, 2006

Ok whipped up a starter last night of some WPL001 and and its now been about 18 hrs and I still see no activity. I use a stirplate and have always seen activity long before this. I got the yeast at a local(ish) brewshop. Is this a bad vial or is there still hope?

sailman · Jul 8, 2006

"Adding a quarter teaspoon of yeast nutrient (vitamins, biotin, and dead yeast cells) to the starter wort is always advisable to ensure good growth." From John Palmer's online book.

david_42 · Jul 8, 2006

It sounds like a bad bottle. Doesn't happen very often, but 18 hours on a stir plate should be showing activity.

Summer in the mid-west makes for dead yeast. The only times I've had deaders were during hot spells.

sailman · Jul 9, 2006

You could be correct. Ive had to pitch wyeast 3184 sweet mead two times on the same five gal. batch. One from the smack pack and the second from a starter but still the same activity.

utahusker · Jul 9, 2006

Another reason to keep some US-56 on hand. I've had quicker activity with it than all of the starters I've used.

sailman · Jul 9, 2006

ok tell me what the US-56 is?

EvilTOJ · Jul 9, 2006

It's a dry yeast that's very neutral, and a good backup yeast to have in an emergency if there's no LHBS or you just don't wanna go to the store:

http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=16432

sailman · Jul 9, 2006

cool, thanks ill have to get some on my next order.

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