captainjay
Well-Known Member
I showed my neighbour how to make a LME kit beer on the weekend. It was our first nice weather and I could brew outside, bringing the full 6 gallons to a boil. It was also the first test of my immersion chiller, which performed impressively (much better than the snowbank I used in January!).
Usually I rehydrate dried yeast from a kit, but this time just to show my neighbour how easy it could be, I dumped the dry yeast right into the beer. I've done this before with no problem.
72 hrs later and I haven't heard any bubbling out of the airlock, which is unusual. I figure the yeast from the kit was a dud, so I grabbed another packet of dry yeast I felt pretty sure was good, and opened it up.
When I opened the bucket, I could see the krausen on top of the beer. Uh oh, what do I do now?
I tossed the second packet of yeast in on top.
So... did I just screw up this batch? Or will this yeast just die out because there's not enough sugar/oxygen left after the first batch?
Gah!
Jay
Usually I rehydrate dried yeast from a kit, but this time just to show my neighbour how easy it could be, I dumped the dry yeast right into the beer. I've done this before with no problem.
72 hrs later and I haven't heard any bubbling out of the airlock, which is unusual. I figure the yeast from the kit was a dud, so I grabbed another packet of dry yeast I felt pretty sure was good, and opened it up.
When I opened the bucket, I could see the krausen on top of the beer. Uh oh, what do I do now?
I tossed the second packet of yeast in on top.
So... did I just screw up this batch? Or will this yeast just die out because there's not enough sugar/oxygen left after the first batch?
Gah!
Jay