Scottackerson
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Brewing on 5/21 so I kicked off a 1L starter (1.040) of WY3711 on 5/17. I let it run on the stir plate for almost 36 hours before crashing in the fridge. When I looked at it last night, there was an extremely small yeast cake. I did see fermentation as the SG dropped to 1.016. The yeast pack was less than 4 weeks old.
For my brew day tomorrow, should I pick up another pack and pitch it also, or let this one ride? I'm concerned about the size of the yeast cake and overall total cell count being too small.
For my brew day tomorrow, should I pick up another pack and pitch it also, or let this one ride? I'm concerned about the size of the yeast cake and overall total cell count being too small.
I started mine Wednesday night, and as of this morning, there was still visible ongoing fermentation (i.e., lots of small CO2 bubbles, and a yeasty, slimy krausen, even on the stir plate). I understand this yeast is a high attenuator, so I would think if you made your starter from pure DME and with the usual starting gravity of around 1.040, then it should go a lot lower than 1.016 for an FG. That said, it sounds like you've already cold crashed it, and you need it for tomorrow anyway (I'm brewing Sunday). What's your planned OG of the batch this is for? Is it just a 5 gallon batch? If it's a 5 gallon batch, with a normal OG (up to 1.050), I'd just decant and pitch what you have, it'll be fine.
