WhiskeySix
Well-Known Member
We have had five days of temps over 103*. My order from AHS shipped Monday and arrived on my front porch on Wednesday. It was in the direct sun and 104* for probably 30 minutes or so plus all day in the back of a UPS truck and two day shipping from Texas. The little cold pack was long past being cold. This is a partial grain Blue Moon clone with White Labs 400 Belgian Wit yeast. I put the yeast and Wheat LME in the fridge when I got home. Last night I made a starter and went to bed. No apparent signs of fermentation but no worries yet. Today I made the second stage of the starter and added it to the growler.
Can I take a hydrometer reading of the starter to check for fermentation? I am worried that the yeast didn't survive this heat wave. I planned on brewing this Sunday but obviously not without live yeast.
Can I take a hydrometer reading of the starter to check for fermentation? I am worried that the yeast didn't survive this heat wave. I planned on brewing this Sunday but obviously not without live yeast.