1st brew ruined?

[Matt1978]

Hi folks. New to brewing and I’ve made what I think is a school boy error. After a very long and delayed house move I’ve finally got around to starting my home brew I got for Christmas. A mangrove jacks red ipa. However in all the excitement I put the yeast in before adding the cold water and fear I may have killed it. Wasn’t until I was making bread later on that I thought about it. Then I went back a read the instructions properly to discover I was right. Thankfully I didn’t add the hops as well. Can I add more yeast now how much should I add? It’s been 24 hours since a started and there’s been know bubbles yet? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Matt

 

[FatDragon]

You can add more yeast. Any idea how hot the wort was when you pitched the yeast?

 

[RM-MN]

Can I add more yeast now how much should I add?

Make the assumption that all the yeast you added died. Add a full packet of dry yeast. It the original survived it won't hurt this batch to have extra yeast.

 

[McKnuckle]

What do you mean by “thankfully I didn’t add the hops as well?” Do you mean dry hops that are meant to be added near the end of primary fermentation, or some other hot-side hop addition?

 

[Matt1978]

Dry hops yes. When it gets to 1.020 sg according to the instructions I’ve now read fully.
The water was boiled with just the malt extract that would have cooled it sum what but I’m guessing not enough. Probably shouldn’t be guess I know. I’ve got a pack of yeast coming tomorrow so hopefully I can save it.
Thanks you all.

 

[cactusgarrett]

You'll be fine - only thing you'll experience is a delayed fermentation (provided your sanitization practices are up to snuff). You can dry hop as per scheduled once fermentation starts the clock.

 

[McKnuckle]

In the future, there is never a need to be anxious and rushing to pitch yeast.

If you can't cool the wort to within range after brewing, seal it up and allow it to cool, even if it takes overnight or longer. Obviously this is not ideal, but as long as conditions are sanitary you should not have a problem.

On the other hand, pitching yeast hot will kill them, and pitching very warm will usually produce crappy beer. Patience.

Note - by "within range" we are generally talking about 65F on average for ale yeast, and 70F maximum.

 

[Matt1978]

Cheers guys

 

[Tonybrews]

Hi folks. New to brewing and I’ve made what I think is a school boy error. After a very long and delayed house move I’ve finally got around to starting my home brew I got for Christmas. A mangrove jacks red ipa. However in all the excitement I put the yeast in before adding the cold water and fear I may have killed it. Wasn’t until I was making bread later on that I thought about it. Then I went back a read the instructions properly to discover I was right. Thankfully I didn’t add the hops as well. Can I add more yeast now how much should I add? It’s been 24 hours since a started and there’s been know bubbles yet? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Matt

My first batch , I wasn't using a heat pad and it cooled down to about 16deg C over night which put the yeast to sleep , so I just sprinkled another packet over it, and away it went