EeryBug
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Last night I made a 2 quart starter with Wyeast 1214. The starter gravity was 1.055, chilled to 68F. I'd activated the smack pack a few hours before making the starter. Now, nearly 24 hours later I haven't seen one bit of activity.
I followed what I think is a pretty standard procedure. Boil the right amount of light DME with a pinch of hops and 1/8 tsp. yeast nutrient. Boil time is about 10 min. Then I cool, aerate, and pitch yeast. The only thing I did differently was add 1/2 Campden tablet to the 2 quarts of water prior to the boil, my community use chloramine in water treatment. I do similar Campden tablet concentrations for my mash and strike water and I've not had an issue. With starters, I've always seem some activity within 12 hours at the very most. Is 1214 just slow to kick in for some folks? Or did my 1/2 Campden tablet kill the starter?
I followed what I think is a pretty standard procedure. Boil the right amount of light DME with a pinch of hops and 1/8 tsp. yeast nutrient. Boil time is about 10 min. Then I cool, aerate, and pitch yeast. The only thing I did differently was add 1/2 Campden tablet to the 2 quarts of water prior to the boil, my community use chloramine in water treatment. I do similar Campden tablet concentrations for my mash and strike water and I've not had an issue. With starters, I've always seem some activity within 12 hours at the very most. Is 1214 just slow to kick in for some folks? Or did my 1/2 Campden tablet kill the starter?