Evan!
Well-Known Member
I've got two starters in my basement on a heating pad right now. One's WLP500 (Chimay), the other is Wyeast 1762 (Rochefort). Both are from virgin packs/vials...that had been resting in my lagerator for 6 months or so. Now, I've used "old" yeast before, so I'm not terribly concerned, but, I smacked the 1762 yesterday morning, and by the evening, it hadn't swollen at all. I pitched both of them into starters last night, and there hasn't been a flutter of activity in either one as of this morning.
They're for the Tripel Twins - two batches, side by side, same recipe, Belgian Tripel. We've got about t-minus 3.5 hours until mash-in, and I'm going to pitch the starters regardless. But let's say, after 3 or 4 days, there's no activity. I'm going to assume that they weren't viable, and move on to Plan B.
I've got a bunch of US-05 and Nottingham, a couple packets of WB-06 (wheat beer yeast), one T-58 (spicy!), one S-04...
The T-58 sounds like a viable alternative, but I've only got one packet. Maybe the WB-06?
They're for the Tripel Twins - two batches, side by side, same recipe, Belgian Tripel. We've got about t-minus 3.5 hours until mash-in, and I'm going to pitch the starters regardless. But let's say, after 3 or 4 days, there's no activity. I'm going to assume that they weren't viable, and move on to Plan B.
I've got a bunch of US-05 and Nottingham, a couple packets of WB-06 (wheat beer yeast), one T-58 (spicy!), one S-04...
The T-58 sounds like a viable alternative, but I've only got one packet. Maybe the WB-06?