Smack Pack break

[Jibis]

I just gave a smack pack of yeast a good whack and it broke open. This is the first time something like this has happened to me. Can I still let the yeast fester in it, or is it doomed? I am planning on pitching the yeast in about 4 hours.

 

[Gregscsu]

You could try using it and see what happens. Personally I would ditch it and use you Dry yeast backup plan. You should always have a pack of dry yeast on hand for this exact reason.

 

[Gropo]

Yikes!....sounds risky. I'm definitely not the most experienced brewer on this forum, but I'd be a bit leery. We spend so much time and effort to keep things sanitary; if I were you, I'd prolly bite the bullet and spend an extra 6 bucks on some new yeast. My 2 cents.

 

[Jibis]

Thanks for the quick reply. I have the yeast in a sanitized pyrex container with a loose fitting lid on it. I am curious if I can see it come to life. In a few hours I will either pitch it or use dry yeast. I appreciate your advise ans will let you know how it turns out.

 

[Gropo]

Thanks for the quick reply. I have the yeast in a sanitized pyrex container with a loose fitting lid on it. I am curious if I can see it come to life. In a few hours I will either pitch it or use dry yeast. I appreciate your advise ans will let you know how it turns out.

Good luck. Since you put it in a sanitized container right away, I'd guess that f it takes-off in the starter wort right away, you may be fine with it. Kind of a crap shoot though. If you're super attached to your future beer, I'd go with a back-up yeast.

 

[McTarnamins]

You should always have a pack of dry yeast on hand for this exact reason.

That's the quote of the day. I have a variety of dry yeasts for the just in case situations. The other evening my buddy called me on a Saturday night for help because he accidently dumped in the Oktoberfest Lager yeast at 150°F and killed 'em and LHBS closed on Sun. The best I could to was Safbrew T-58 dry yeast (belgian). He didn't get oktoberfest lager but he did get beer.

 

[Jibis]

I know I will always have spare yeast from now on.
Hindsight=20/20

 

[Jibis]

I pitched the yeast from the broken pack. It seems to be bubbling away. Only time will tell if it gets infected. Thanks for the help.

 

[mikeysab]

Well tell Tim everything should be fine. As long as you didn't suck it off the floor with a straw. And spit it into the wort it`ll be fine