Cider Yeast starter

[Lamarkid7]

Hey guys, so it's about cider season and I wanted to try my hand at a hard cider. So the first thing I did was get everything together for a cider yeast starter. The starter came together great. The problem was when it came time to pitch the yeast into the juice. I got my juice and my sugar into my carboy and last thing I did was pitch yeast. I think I made a mistake. I put everything into the car boy but when I went to clean the growled that I had the yeast starter in I saw a bunch of settled material come out of the bottom and down the drain it went. Believe it was my yeast. Should I make another starter and repitch. Any information would be great. Thanks guys.

 

[robertvrabel]

How much yeast down the drain are you talking?
Did you swirl your starter then pitch it?

Chances are you are just fine. A little bit of a yeast down the drain is fine.. there is more than enough that was in your starter that went into the carboy.

 

[Lamarkid7]

I did not swirl it. When should I start seeing activity in in the airlock on the carboy.

 

[Lamarkid7]

Interesting development... so just as i thought i lost my yeast i came home and they are going flipping crazy!!! its like they woke up and were starving...