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Thanks for the heads up Pratzie. It actually is the Belgian abbey. I didn't plan to make a starter because I'm pitching a CA Ale yeast after the Belgian gets going (making a Belgian IPA). I was planning to pitch the CA ale 24 hrs after but maybe I'll give it a little more time. Maybe I should...

I was just getting it ready to pitch. I let it sit in the mason jar for about five hrs so I'm assuming that should have had the same effect as if it were in the pouch for the same time. I guess I'll just wait it out and repitch if I don't see any movement after another day or so.

My Wyeast smackpack wouldn't pop yesterday. I'd never had the issue before and looked online and couldn't find much to help. I ended up sanitizing my scissors and a mason jar, cutting open the pouch and the inner pouch, and pouring them both in the jar. I'm probably just getting antsy but I'm...