As a rookie home brewer I believe I have made a major rookie mistake and need some input on how to possibly correct things. For my first batch, I thought I would start with something easy-so I chose a Pacifico Clone recipe. The kit came with all of the ingredients except for the yeast. I ordered a vial of While Labs liquid Mexican Lager Yeast and had it shipped regular UPS. As things would go, it was rather warm last week and the ice pack that the yeast was shipped with turned into more of a heating pad by the time it arrived, but I put it in the fridge anyway. Yesterday I brewed the beer following all the directions. When I opened the vial of yeast, it exploded like a shaken can of soda. I quickly closed it, the reopened it right above the carboy and added what was left- I am guessing I lost 25%. It has been 13 hours and no signs of fermentation yet.
So I mostly have two questions-
1.Is the yeast (and the beer) going to be ok?
2. If not, can it be corrected?
And a follow up question- What is the best way to clean beer bottles? And how close to filling them should they be cleaned?
So I mostly have two questions-
1.Is the yeast (and the beer) going to be ok?
2. If not, can it be corrected?
And a follow up question- What is the best way to clean beer bottles? And how close to filling them should they be cleaned?