funky_brewster
Active Member
Hey folks,
After a very smooth and seemingly successful brew day yesterday, I may have have goofed on the most critical step: not having enough yeast to do my bidding!
I brewed a partial-mash weissbier (3# 2-row pilsner, 1# dark munich, 1/4# melanoiden with 3.3# wheat LME added during boil) and hit the gravity right at the style's top end, 1.052.
We pitched the room temp'd vial directly into the wort at 75* and gave it a good oxidizing ride for 6-7 minutes. I fear my mistake was not making a starter because this morning (10 hours after pitching), there was zero airlock activity. I know that's not the best metric, but makes me wonder.
This was the first time using the vial of liquid yeast and I didn't think about my other experience with liquid yeast (smack-packs) where there's a nutrient pack built in.
My question is, if I've still got no airlock activity when I get home tonight (approx 20 hours after pitching), what's the best thing to do? Grab another vial (at $8 a pop, that kinda sucks) and culture a starter?
Thanks for any suggestions!
-Funky
After a very smooth and seemingly successful brew day yesterday, I may have have goofed on the most critical step: not having enough yeast to do my bidding!
I brewed a partial-mash weissbier (3# 2-row pilsner, 1# dark munich, 1/4# melanoiden with 3.3# wheat LME added during boil) and hit the gravity right at the style's top end, 1.052.
We pitched the room temp'd vial directly into the wort at 75* and gave it a good oxidizing ride for 6-7 minutes. I fear my mistake was not making a starter because this morning (10 hours after pitching), there was zero airlock activity. I know that's not the best metric, but makes me wonder.
This was the first time using the vial of liquid yeast and I didn't think about my other experience with liquid yeast (smack-packs) where there's a nutrient pack built in.
My question is, if I've still got no airlock activity when I get home tonight (approx 20 hours after pitching), what's the best thing to do? Grab another vial (at $8 a pop, that kinda sucks) and culture a starter?
Thanks for any suggestions!
-Funky