maltoftheearth
Well-Known Member
I brewed a malty pilsner this weekend and drew off some of the wort for a starter for my Czech Pilsner Wyeast. The starter was set at 52 degrees as the wort sat in the freezer waiting patiently to have the yeast multiply and then be added.
After 48 hours there was no action with the pilsner yeast despite repeated stirrings and shakings. I dumped the pils yeast and wort into the carboy for 12 hours. Still no action. I am now on to phase two where I have added some Boehemian Lager yeast to a starter from the same wort and am readying it to be dumped into the carboy with the Pils wort and yeast. The lager yeast was recaptured from a batch brewed in March of this year. We'll see how that goes.
At this point I think autolysis is my biggest danger. More a venting than any questions, I have not had a starter "fail" in the past although I have seen others here complain about this particular strain.
After 48 hours there was no action with the pilsner yeast despite repeated stirrings and shakings. I dumped the pils yeast and wort into the carboy for 12 hours. Still no action. I am now on to phase two where I have added some Boehemian Lager yeast to a starter from the same wort and am readying it to be dumped into the carboy with the Pils wort and yeast. The lager yeast was recaptured from a batch brewed in March of this year. We'll see how that goes.
At this point I think autolysis is my biggest danger. More a venting than any questions, I have not had a starter "fail" in the past although I have seen others here complain about this particular strain.