F'd up RyePA! Did I kill my yeast?

[zachj9292]

So to increase my og i added a pound of light dme that was boiled in a half gallon of water. I cooled it prior to adding too. I looked at it the next day and the top was blown off, so i put it back on and hooked up the blow off but have not seen any action for a day or so with it. Before i added this the airlock was going crazy. The krausen is still high and yummy looking. Did i kill my yeast when adding the dme?

I am using white labs cali ale yeast and its at about 70

 

[kbuzz]

Dude, I'm sure your fine. That yeast ferments super quickly so it's likely that the majority of "visible" activity was overwith by the time you put that lid back one. I wouldn't worry about it...

 

[lumpher]

kbuzz is most likely right, but just check your hose connections and seatings to make sure. it's all good, like he says, though

 

[zachj9292]

Gotcha. thanks

 

[kh54s10]

I think that you probably just released all the pressure and that it is past the peak of fermentation, but I am wondering why, if you had a lot of airlock activity you wanted to add the DME? That also seems to me like a lot to add after fermentation has started.

 

[zachj9292]

I think that you probably just released all the pressure and that it is past the peak of fermentation, but I am wondering why, if you had a lot of airlock activity you wanted to add the DME? That also seems to me like a lot to add after fermentation has started.

I added it because my og was way off. If i didn't, the columbus hops i used for bittering would be overpowering