Brandonovich
Well-Known Member
Without going into a long story, I ruined my yeast for a Sunday brew at 5:30 on a Saturday. I had to buy the only yeast I had access to in the next half hour, or I was not going to be able to brew for another week. I bought a pack of Wyeast Irish Ale that had a manufacture date of 12/3/10, and made an 800ml starter at about 6:30 on Saturday night.
I pitched the starter into 5 gallons at 76 degrees and 1.049OG at about 4:00 the next day, and no activity so far. I know it is early, but I am usually bubbling away with White Labs by this time. So here are my questions:
1. What should I have been looking for from my starter to know that it was viable?
2. Is a manufacture date of 12/3/10 too old?
3. How long should I wait before I repitch some yeast?
I pitched the starter into 5 gallons at 76 degrees and 1.049OG at about 4:00 the next day, and no activity so far. I know it is early, but I am usually bubbling away with White Labs by this time. So here are my questions:
1. What should I have been looking for from my starter to know that it was viable?
2. Is a manufacture date of 12/3/10 too old?
3. How long should I wait before I repitch some yeast?