MikeyPipes86
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I'm planning on brewing tonight so I grabbed all my ingredients earlier this week from LHBS...and yesterday AM when I activated my Wyeast 2565 I noticed the date was 5/29/12...more than 7 months old! WTF!!
When I came home from work last night (10 hrs after smacking and shaking the hell out of it) there wasn't really any swelling which obviously raised a red flag. I made a starter with 1/2 cup of DME, aerated it well and pitched.
This morning there was what appeared to be the beginnings of a very loose yeast cake, but certainly no krausen or other activity.
What do you think...is 7 months really pushing the viability threshold (especially with no pack swelling)? Should I hold off brewing tonight or just monitor the starter throughout the day?
Thanks...
When I came home from work last night (10 hrs after smacking and shaking the hell out of it) there wasn't really any swelling which obviously raised a red flag. I made a starter with 1/2 cup of DME, aerated it well and pitched.
This morning there was what appeared to be the beginnings of a very loose yeast cake, but certainly no krausen or other activity.
What do you think...is 7 months really pushing the viability threshold (especially with no pack swelling)? Should I hold off brewing tonight or just monitor the starter throughout the day?
Thanks...