Didn't boil starter wort

[GOODED]

I am starting my third batch of beer this afternoon. This will be the second time I have used White Labs yeast. The first time I didn't use a starter and it took three days to start to bubble the airlock. This time I decided to try a starter, but I forgot to do it until this morning. I was in a hurry, so I was just skimming the directions. I boiled the water, but then I just stirred in the DME and cooled the "wort". I never boiled the DME. Can I use this starter, or should I just pitch the dry yeast that came with the kit?

 

[likwidbliss]

If you are nervous just pitch the dry yeast. I rarely make a starter, never with dry yeast.

 

[lschiavo]

I would think if you stirred it into hot water, you should be ok.

 

[devilishprune]

If your starter doesn't look or smell bad then you should be golden. Let your starter ferment a couple days then report back. Also, put some foil or something on the lid of your starter; using an airlock is counterintuitive since you want oxygen in it to get the yeast to replicate.

 

[Hang Glider]

... Let your starter ferment a couple days then report back...

he's making beer this afternoon

Prolly a little late for a starter. Dry. Or have fun, and pitch both the vial and the dry -

 

[IrregularPulse]

If you removed the water from the burner, then stirred in the DME you will be fine. I'd use the starter.

 

[GOODED]

I'll see what it looks like when I get home. I think I am going to pitch the starter and if I don't see any fermentation within 24 hours I will probably pitch the Dry Yeast. Thank you all for your input

 

[GOODED]

When I got home, the starter was bubbling the airlock and there was krausen on the starter. I made my beer, swirled the starter to suspend all of the yeast, and pitched it. This morning I had the fastest fermentation I have had yet. The airlock was bubbling more than once per second. I'm sold on starters for liquid yeast. Next time I will remember to boil the DME for the starter. Thanks again for the advice.

 

[malkore]

you basically pasteurized the starter instead of boiling it to be 'sterile'...still fairly safe in the long run.