Starter was way too strong

Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Surfmase

Well-Known Member
Joined
Mar 29, 2016
Messages
50
Reaction score
13
Location
Zürich
I don't know where my head was, but I started a liquid pack of sandy-eggo super yeast with way too much sugar. I made my starter 0.5 liter with 150 g DME. This is about 26P or 1.113 SG :eek:. It did show some good activity as a starter, but now 24 hours after I pitched into 14P wort, no activity in the fermenter. Is the damage irreparable? Wait? or get new yeast?
 
Last edited:
If it was alive going into the wort, then it will get going. No harm in pitching another packet of the same yeast, if you'd like, but probably not necessary.
 
Thanks. So 48 hrs after pitching starter into wort, I saw the manometer start to shift. Another 6 hrs later and she’s bubbling like she should. I’m just going to let it go. More delay than normal, just wonder if the flavor will be noticeable.
 
Back
Top