Boiled Wort, but yeast is bad!

[mhot55]

Just made batch of weizenbock, mashed, sparged, boiled and hopped. Cooled down wort to 70*....CRAP! washed Wyeast 3068 i had did NOT smell good, i mean maybe a bit sour, bad enough where i think it's bad. After deliberating, i immediately threw the post-boiled wort in the fridge (35*) and ordered new yeast (unfortunately it is friday so i will not get it until Wednesday, maybe Thursday). As a protection, i plan on adding some club soda. I was a bit under 5 gallons so was gonna top off anyway. I figured with the club soda (sodium free, and everything else free) i introduce CO2 to protect the wort from possible oxidation, at least as much as possible.

Think I'll be OK? I realize sanitation is a big issue and there's always a possibility of contamination. BUT do i have a good shot for a possible 5-6 day delay to pitching the yeast?? I got the wort cooled down from boiling to 70* in 25 minutes and immediately in the fridge. I have other yeast, but the style is specifically derived from the yeast. Help?!?!

 

[bob1852]

wow. I wish you luck...

I wouldn't worry about oxidation; infection will be your enemy at this point. The soda is a bad idea, in my opinion....

 

[electric_beer]

Maybe create a small starter using a quart of your wort and adding the dregs/lees of a couple bottles of a weihenstephaner hefeweissbier. Use a couple bottles to speed up the process. It should be the same yeast that you had and given 2 days should be healthy enough to pitch as long as you have a relatively normal OG (less than 1.060) Might be better than waiting so many days. You'd hate to have contamination issues.

 

[mhot55]

damn! never thought about culturing yeast from the bottle! thanks! BTW- my OG is 1.072... think i'll make small starters out of the entire 6-pack. I may have to take off tomorrow.

 

[KevinWP]

Meh. Just keep it cold and reboil for 5 minutes and then recool and pitch on Weds.

One of my best batches ever I boiled, covered, and let sit at room temp on the stove overnight once. Reboiled and cooled before pitching and it turned out fine.