Torchiest
Well-Known Member
I just pitched a starter made with White Labs WLP300 Hefeweizen, and after I did, I smelled the jar I'd had it in. It had a funky/bad smell to it, which kinda concerned me. The yeast is about three months past its "best by" date, and I'm worried it might be dead.
On the other hand, I've never used this variety before, and in fact, I've never used a wheat beer yeast before, so maybe the weird smell was just a normal part of the fermentation, like a sulphur smell type event. If anyone has an experience using this yeast, I'd appreciate comments.
On the other hand, I've never used this variety before, and in fact, I've never used a wheat beer yeast before, so maybe the weird smell was just a normal part of the fermentation, like a sulphur smell type event. If anyone has an experience using this yeast, I'd appreciate comments.