Slobberchops
Active Member
My last Northern Brewer order included 2 liquid yeast packages - one vial of White Labs and one smack-pack of Wyeast. I had some trouble with both.
I pitched the White Labs directly into the fermenter and itl never really got going. I ended up finding another vial at a LHBS and repitching with a better result.
With this experience in mind, I made a starter for the Wyeast smack-pack. And it took a long time to get going...about a week. And my fermentation ended up working out OK.
Because I am a slow learner (and because the yeast I wanted was unavailable locally), I included yeast in my next Northern Brewer order. I got a vial of WLP810. Since I am planning on brewing my first lager this weekend, and am planning on making my first 10 gallon batch, I knew I'd need a lot of yeast so I started making a starter this weekend for brewing next weekend. And so far I haven't gotten much action from my yeast. I mail-ordered because I couldn't get the yeast locally, but I've ask my nearest LHBS to order some for me.
Has anyone else had trouble with mail order liquid yeast this summer? I have been pretty happy with NB as a source for homebrew supplies, and they package yeast in an envelope with an icepack (and I get it in the fridge ASAP upon receipt), but I am not sure that is enough.
I pitched the White Labs directly into the fermenter and itl never really got going. I ended up finding another vial at a LHBS and repitching with a better result.
With this experience in mind, I made a starter for the Wyeast smack-pack. And it took a long time to get going...about a week. And my fermentation ended up working out OK.
Because I am a slow learner (and because the yeast I wanted was unavailable locally), I included yeast in my next Northern Brewer order. I got a vial of WLP810. Since I am planning on brewing my first lager this weekend, and am planning on making my first 10 gallon batch, I knew I'd need a lot of yeast so I started making a starter this weekend for brewing next weekend. And so far I haven't gotten much action from my yeast. I mail-ordered because I couldn't get the yeast locally, but I've ask my nearest LHBS to order some for me.
Has anyone else had trouble with mail order liquid yeast this summer? I have been pretty happy with NB as a source for homebrew supplies, and they package yeast in an envelope with an icepack (and I get it in the fridge ASAP upon receipt), but I am not sure that is enough.