BeerBalls
Well-Known Member
I did my first full-boil extract batch yesterday - a Honey Wheat Ale kit from Williams - and I think I had a smack pack malfunction. I broke the inner pouch (or so I thought) later than I should have - about 2 hours before pitching. However, I used one of these once before and it swelled up pretty quickly, so I wasn't overly concerned. However, by the time I had to pitch, the pack was still flat. I decided to open it and pitch it anyway. When opened the pack, it was obvious that only a tiny hole had opened in the inner pouch and almost all of the yeast was still in there. I opened it up and dumped it in with all the nutrients.
About 15 hours after pitching and there's no visible fermentation activity yet. I know it's probably too early to tell, but if there ends up being something wrong with the yeast, should I just get another pack of the same strain and re-pitch? Will I need to re-aerate as well? Anyone else ever had this situation with the smack packs?
About 15 hours after pitching and there's no visible fermentation activity yet. I know it's probably too early to tell, but if there ends up being something wrong with the yeast, should I just get another pack of the same strain and re-pitch? Will I need to re-aerate as well? Anyone else ever had this situation with the smack packs?