Think I may have pitched too cold & other issues.

[Jordan71017]

Brewing my 2nd batch (extract). OK think I may have gotten too drunk during brewing. Brewing a 3 gallon batch. Wort got alot colder alot quicker in an ice bath than I thought it would. Before I realized it the wort was down to 56 F. Pitched my yeast. When I looked at it the next day I realized I had forgotten to add an extra gallon of water to it, during brew night, bringing the total to 3 gallons, so I added a gallon of spring water (ice mountain spring water) and put the lid back on the plastic fermentor. No bubbles in the airlock but looked today, as I was changing the water in the airlock, (3 days after brew night) and noticed a healthy looking kreusan (3 inches, give or take an inch). You think it's going to be ok? Worried about pitching yeast too cold and worried about introducing an infection and/or oxygen when adding a gallon of water the following day to brew night. Thanks in advance.

 

[TheSlash]

I'd pitch colder rather than hotter every day of the week. Letting the yeast rise in temp is ok. Preferred. Everything will be ok.

 

[NigeltheBold]

Pitching a little cold won't hurt anything. Adding the extra water probably won't hurt anything either... although I'm no expert.

 

[mikee]

No worries, cold rather than hot any day. if you have a kreusan then for sure you have no worries.

 

[ETCS]

I just, not 20 minutes ago, dropped my thermometer probe in the carboy with the freshly cooled wort, glad I just pulled it out of the StarSan....Guess I'll get it later....

 

[ETCS]

What I'm saying, is it's pretty forgiving, RDWHAHB!!!!

 

[Jordan71017]

Thanks alot guys...even to the pothead! I feel much better now! Much appreciated! What is "RDWHAHB?" I've been seeing alot of those acronyms lately.

 

[enkamania]

Relax Don't Worry Have A Home Brew

 

[Jordan71017]

Ty