Boy am I stupid.. need help asap

[JonClayton]

Not sure how I managed this other than simply not paying attention.. I brewed a extract columbus IPA kit tonight from www.morebeer.com.. The extract kits always come with a dry yeast so I didnt think much of it. Yep you guessed it, I brewed the kit, went to make a yeast starter and there was no yeast. I have nothing in the house except a 2 gram yeast packet from a mr beer weizenbeer kit. That packet is probably 2+ years old so im not even sure if its still viable?

Would it be ok to go ahead a put on the bung/airlock just to seal it up, and add the yeast tomorrow afternoon when the LHBS opens?


I know... I know... check all ingredients before starting... I goofed, I admit it.
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[shecky]

Seems you have no choice. Seal it up and pitch tomorrow.

 

[twohands]

Would it be ok to go ahead a put on the bung/airlock just to seal it up, and add the yeast tomorrow afternoon when the LHBS opens?


I know... I know... check all ingredients before starting... I goofed, I admit it.
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Do you have a choice?

Obviously the longer the wait the greater chance of infection; however, if you read about the "no chill" method of brewing you'll find that if kept sterile, you can keep wort a long time before pitching.

RDWHAHB

 

[danielinva]

You'll be fine. Just cover the thing up quickly and go to the LHBS like you said. Plenty of people experience lag times over a day and end up with good beer. In the future, try to keep an extra pack or two of yeast around just in case you forget again.

 

[gtpro]

yeah, just make sure everything is sanitized well, seal it up and wait until tomorrow.

 

[zodiak3000]

+1 on keeping extra packets of yeast around. you should be fine till tomorrow...

 

[JonClayton]

Yep no choice... off to LHBS tomorrow.