I made a kolsch a week and a half ago. at the beginning of the third day, it was still dead (no fermentation activity). I couldn't find any kolsch yeast locally, so I pitched a backup dry pack of k-97 (btw, everyone should keep a library of dry yeast packs for backups and spur-of-the-moment brews).
Anyone have any side-by-side comparisons of the two? Do you think it will turn out well?
On a side note... I am not pleased with a vendor that I place an order with on a Tuesday that doesn't ship until a Friday, and sometimes not until the following week. The cooling packs in with the yeast cannot do much good when it sits in a truck or warehouse for the weekend baking my yeast to death (I had a dead white labs tube and a wyeast smack pack). What vendors are you folks using and how is their shipping? The way I see it, spending a minimum of 200 a month on grain, hops, and yeast, I should get it shipped out the same day I order!
I should focus on expanding my equipment (including a mill), though, so I can order bulk grains, then do a massive yeast and hops order and have it overnighted. Then I could store it all here and mix how I needed.
Anyone have any side-by-side comparisons of the two? Do you think it will turn out well?
On a side note... I am not pleased with a vendor that I place an order with on a Tuesday that doesn't ship until a Friday, and sometimes not until the following week. The cooling packs in with the yeast cannot do much good when it sits in a truck or warehouse for the weekend baking my yeast to death (I had a dead white labs tube and a wyeast smack pack). What vendors are you folks using and how is their shipping? The way I see it, spending a minimum of 200 a month on grain, hops, and yeast, I should get it shipped out the same day I order!
I should focus on expanding my equipment (including a mill), though, so I can order bulk grains, then do a massive yeast and hops order and have it overnighted. Then I could store it all here and mix how I needed.