I've got a German Ale kit that came with Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale. I was out of town last week so I didn't have a chance to make a starter. The pack was also about 6 months old in the fridge after having been shipped ground a long way. 48 hours later, it's done the same thing Ringwood Ale does to everyone... the pack only swelled slightly, and I have an absolutely silent fermenter.
Before learning about 1187's sleepy tendencies, and having to go to the LHBS in any case yesterday, I bought another fresh pack and made a starter and having been on the stirplate for a day it's got some pretty good activity. I used amber DME and have about 0.3 gallons worth of starter.
Should I pitch the new starter? Doesn't seem like it could hurt that much since it's nearly ready and the fermenter has zero activity... Thanks!
Before learning about 1187's sleepy tendencies, and having to go to the LHBS in any case yesterday, I bought another fresh pack and made a starter and having been on the stirplate for a day it's got some pretty good activity. I used amber DME and have about 0.3 gallons worth of starter.
Should I pitch the new starter? Doesn't seem like it could hurt that much since it's nearly ready and the fermenter has zero activity... Thanks!