HoppingRazor
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Sorry for the double post, I realized I posted this as a reply in another section of the site..
OK so I brewed a batch of Black IPA OG 1.075 (actual around 1.071) and did a yeast starter for one yeast tube, using WL California V liquid yeast, but being a noob I messed up a bit. I did start the yeast the night before breweing, giving the yeast a total of 15 hours to multiply, what I did not do was put my yeast starter back in the fridge to settle all the yeast at the bottom before i decant the wort from the yeast. There was still a cake of yeast at the bottom and I made sure not to disrupt or pour out. Once the boil was done I pitched the yeast, things seem to be moving a bit slower than when using dry yeast (Nottingham). last time I brewed a batch, I had a thick layer of foam in the carboy, this time the foam is raising slowly. I know its hard to determin how much of the yeast I possibly poured down the drain, etc. etc., but how bad did I mess up? Should I pitch the second tube tonight (without a starter) ?
OK so I brewed a batch of Black IPA OG 1.075 (actual around 1.071) and did a yeast starter for one yeast tube, using WL California V liquid yeast, but being a noob I messed up a bit. I did start the yeast the night before breweing, giving the yeast a total of 15 hours to multiply, what I did not do was put my yeast starter back in the fridge to settle all the yeast at the bottom before i decant the wort from the yeast. There was still a cake of yeast at the bottom and I made sure not to disrupt or pour out. Once the boil was done I pitched the yeast, things seem to be moving a bit slower than when using dry yeast (Nottingham). last time I brewed a batch, I had a thick layer of foam in the carboy, this time the foam is raising slowly. I know its hard to determin how much of the yeast I possibly poured down the drain, etc. etc., but how bad did I mess up? Should I pitch the second tube tonight (without a starter) ?