Two bugs in yeast starter.......

So I did a 1L starter on a fresh pack of 1056, split the batch and continued on with a 2L starter after letting it settle in the fridge for a couple hours and decanting. I noticed a "floatie" after pitching the yeast into the flask and removed it, which was a small flea size bug. Once I put it on the stir plate, I noticed another one swirling around. I'm guessing it came from a bowl of saran wrapped DME I had sitting for a couple weeks, so it likely has been boiled in the wort, but I can't be sure. Should I toss it and start all over with the other half, or can I assume it will be safe to use?

I picked 25+ earwigs out of my fermenting Merlot....I'm thinking you will be fine.

I would reboil both, and start over.

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gross, start over.

Start over. If they weren't boiled they could have contaminated the starter with acetobacter etc. No bueno.

Ok, thanks for the replies. Hmmmm.....how many dead bugs make it into commercial food/beer.........

tuskenraider said:

Ok, thanks for the replies. Hmmmm.....how many dead bugs make it into commercial food/beer.........

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A Lot!!!