Hello -- total noob here, I just brewed my first batch today and after being extra careful not to even breath on my wort when it cooled, I made the awful mistake of cutting the yeast packet open over my wort.
The top strip fell it (actually floated on top of the foam) and I quickly pulled it out with the sanitized spoon, which was already in my hand.
I did sanitize the packet (when I started, about 2 hours earlier). But the strip that fell in was probably where I held it when I picked up the packet and moved it around.
I know this is a huge infection risk and there's no way to know now if my batch will turn out bad... but any ideas on just how big a risk this is?
Thanks in advance.
The top strip fell it (actually floated on top of the foam) and I quickly pulled it out with the sanitized spoon, which was already in my hand.
I did sanitize the packet (when I started, about 2 hours earlier). But the strip that fell in was probably where I held it when I picked up the packet and moved it around.
I know this is a huge infection risk and there's no way to know now if my batch will turn out bad... but any ideas on just how big a risk this is?
Thanks in advance.