I made a starter from a vial of WLP029 (German Ale/Kolsch) about 15 1/2 hours ago, and while I know there's not always a lot of activity visible, this still looks dead as a doornail:
71F, swirled many times over the first 4 or 5 hours, 3 oz by weight of light DME and one liter of water, boiled for 15 min and cooled to 70F before pitching...
Should I let it go another half day and see if there's so much as a bubble, or get more yeast? This yeast was shipped from TX in the middle of July, and although there was a cold gel pack in there, it wasn't cold when it got here. I'm thinking it's dead.
71F, swirled many times over the first 4 or 5 hours, 3 oz by weight of light DME and one liter of water, boiled for 15 min and cooled to 70F before pitching...
Should I let it go another half day and see if there's so much as a bubble, or get more yeast? This yeast was shipped from TX in the middle of July, and although there was a cold gel pack in there, it wasn't cold when it got here. I'm thinking it's dead.