MikefromMichigan
Active Member
I was up at the crack of dawn this morning (figuratively speaking), ran downstairs, excited like a little kid on his birthday to inspect his gift. But I was disappointed.
I harvested some yeast for the first time 2 weeks ago and collected about 2 4oz mason jars of it. I refrigerated the yeast. Yesterday I made my first yeast starter from collected yeast. I sanitized all equipment, added ½ cup of DME to 1 qrt of boiling water and simmered for 15 min. Poured the wort into a qrt mason jar, cooled the wort to room temperature and added the harvested yeast, and shook the mixture for about 30 sec. I left the mixture at room temperature. This was about 4pm yesterday (Friday). I shook the liquid several times during the evening.
So when I came down this morning I was disappointed to find that the contents did not appear any different that the previous day. I expected the mixture to be giving off some bubbles. I am pretty sure I followed the correct steps for both harvesting and the yeast starter. I want to brew tomorrow and have a pack of Wyeast as a back up just in case, which I will smack this evening if need be.
Have I been too impatient? Should I add the 2nd jar of harvested to the mixture? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
I harvested some yeast for the first time 2 weeks ago and collected about 2 4oz mason jars of it. I refrigerated the yeast. Yesterday I made my first yeast starter from collected yeast. I sanitized all equipment, added ½ cup of DME to 1 qrt of boiling water and simmered for 15 min. Poured the wort into a qrt mason jar, cooled the wort to room temperature and added the harvested yeast, and shook the mixture for about 30 sec. I left the mixture at room temperature. This was about 4pm yesterday (Friday). I shook the liquid several times during the evening.
So when I came down this morning I was disappointed to find that the contents did not appear any different that the previous day. I expected the mixture to be giving off some bubbles. I am pretty sure I followed the correct steps for both harvesting and the yeast starter. I want to brew tomorrow and have a pack of Wyeast as a back up just in case, which I will smack this evening if need be.
Have I been too impatient? Should I add the 2nd jar of harvested to the mixture? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks