Hi there,
Apologies if this has been addressed somewhere already.
Brewing first batch as we speak (porter from BB kit). Came with sachet of nottingham yeast which the BB instructions said to dry pitch. The yeast packet said to rehydrate in warm water, but i went kn the advice of Palmers HTB and made a starter with boiled and cooled sugar solution.
I have now read that making a starter with dried yeast can actually have a negative effect on the yeast.( danstars website for nottingham)
In anyones experience, would this likely affect the fermentation of my wort and are there steps i should be taking?
My initial fermentation as vigorous but only lasted two days at most. I know there is a lot of other factors and info to post to get a proper answer, but was curious about the effect of the apparent messing up of the yeast prep.
Thanks in advance
J
Apologies if this has been addressed somewhere already.
Brewing first batch as we speak (porter from BB kit). Came with sachet of nottingham yeast which the BB instructions said to dry pitch. The yeast packet said to rehydrate in warm water, but i went kn the advice of Palmers HTB and made a starter with boiled and cooled sugar solution.
I have now read that making a starter with dried yeast can actually have a negative effect on the yeast.( danstars website for nottingham)
In anyones experience, would this likely affect the fermentation of my wort and are there steps i should be taking?
My initial fermentation as vigorous but only lasted two days at most. I know there is a lot of other factors and info to post to get a proper answer, but was curious about the effect of the apparent messing up of the yeast prep.
Thanks in advance
J