oregonNate
Active Member
So back in November I made a starter from WLP013 and when I was adding the starter to my wort, I poured some back into the original WL vial and stuck it back in the fridge. This left me with only a teaspoon of yeast slurry once it settled.
Three months later I added that vial to 500ml of 1.04 wort with yeast nutrient and put it on a stir plate. A couple days later I had a nice yeast cake in the bottom of the flask... so far, so good.
Then I can't brew so I end up leaving the starter out at room temperature for a week instead of putting it back in the fridge...don't ask me why, because I don't know...I was busy and didn't think of it.
I brewed yesterday and added the starter to 5 gallons of 1.056 wort assuming that it would probably be ok. Now it is 19 hours later and I have no signs of life. Am I worried for nothing? I've never had a starter take this long to start a normal gravity ale before.
Did leaving a starter at 65° temps for a week hurt it? It didn't smell funny, it had just a slight alcohol tinge to it.
Three months later I added that vial to 500ml of 1.04 wort with yeast nutrient and put it on a stir plate. A couple days later I had a nice yeast cake in the bottom of the flask... so far, so good.
Then I can't brew so I end up leaving the starter out at room temperature for a week instead of putting it back in the fridge...don't ask me why, because I don't know...I was busy and didn't think of it.
I brewed yesterday and added the starter to 5 gallons of 1.056 wort assuming that it would probably be ok. Now it is 19 hours later and I have no signs of life. Am I worried for nothing? I've never had a starter take this long to start a normal gravity ale before.
Did leaving a starter at 65° temps for a week hurt it? It didn't smell funny, it had just a slight alcohol tinge to it.