Been brewing for 10 years and never made this mistake before.
I have a blichmann therminator which usually knocks my temperature down to 70 degrees in minutes.
I must have had the pump running too fast - so the wort didn't cool down enough -and I didn't notice - so I aerated and pitched. When I moved the fermentor I felt the warmth - When I measured the temp it was 103.
I put it in an ice bath - took about 6 hours to knock the temperature down to the 70's.
I was worried I killed all the yeast - so I bought more yeast - made another starter - which is sitting on a stir plate now. And of course the airlock started bubbling a few hours later.
I know pitching at higher temperature will lead to off flavors - so do I toss my new batch of yeast on top (at the right temp now) or just let it go? Would the new yeast compete with the old hot yeast to give me a better chance to save this beer?
Not sure what to do here. Any help would be appreciated.
I have a blichmann therminator which usually knocks my temperature down to 70 degrees in minutes.
I must have had the pump running too fast - so the wort didn't cool down enough -and I didn't notice - so I aerated and pitched. When I moved the fermentor I felt the warmth - When I measured the temp it was 103.
I put it in an ice bath - took about 6 hours to knock the temperature down to the 70's.
I was worried I killed all the yeast - so I bought more yeast - made another starter - which is sitting on a stir plate now. And of course the airlock started bubbling a few hours later.
I know pitching at higher temperature will lead to off flavors - so do I toss my new batch of yeast on top (at the right temp now) or just let it go? Would the new yeast compete with the old hot yeast to give me a better chance to save this beer?
Not sure what to do here. Any help would be appreciated.