Kleggo
Active Member
Hi all,
Need some input on brew day.... I made a slightly less than 2L starter of WLP001 for an Imperial IPA. Yesterday, I came home to see the flask covered in a thick gunky goo, presumably yeast. Also, the stirplate was coated in about 1/8" of the stuff. I cleaned it without disturbing the aluminum foil covered top, then put it in the fridge to crash and later decant. A couple of concerns....
Should I use the remaining yeast, and will it be enough? I know, tough question, as I tried to count the individual yeast cells, but it turns out they are slight smaller than my eye can see. In the 2L flask, I have what looks to be 1/4-3/8" of yeast on the bottom.
Am I risking an infection in using the yeast because of the blowover?
Should I toss it all and go grab a couple vials of WLP001 or Safale-05? It seems that WLP001 only has about 55 billion cells, and BrewSmith is telling me I need closer to 260 billion. I kind of don't want to buy 5 vials of yeast, so 2 packs of S-05 should do the trick. The stickler is, I was trying to replicate a previously made beer in which I used the WLP001.
Will the S-05 exhibit a different character than WLP001 and how will that show up in an IIPA?
Some of you might suggest to make another starter and brew on Sunday, but I took the day off from work to brew, and damnit, I'm going to brew!
Thoughts or other suggestions?
Thanks
Need some input on brew day.... I made a slightly less than 2L starter of WLP001 for an Imperial IPA. Yesterday, I came home to see the flask covered in a thick gunky goo, presumably yeast. Also, the stirplate was coated in about 1/8" of the stuff. I cleaned it without disturbing the aluminum foil covered top, then put it in the fridge to crash and later decant. A couple of concerns....
Should I use the remaining yeast, and will it be enough? I know, tough question, as I tried to count the individual yeast cells, but it turns out they are slight smaller than my eye can see. In the 2L flask, I have what looks to be 1/4-3/8" of yeast on the bottom.
Am I risking an infection in using the yeast because of the blowover?
Should I toss it all and go grab a couple vials of WLP001 or Safale-05? It seems that WLP001 only has about 55 billion cells, and BrewSmith is telling me I need closer to 260 billion. I kind of don't want to buy 5 vials of yeast, so 2 packs of S-05 should do the trick. The stickler is, I was trying to replicate a previously made beer in which I used the WLP001.
Will the S-05 exhibit a different character than WLP001 and how will that show up in an IIPA?
Some of you might suggest to make another starter and brew on Sunday, but I took the day off from work to brew, and damnit, I'm going to brew!
Thoughts or other suggestions?
Thanks