This yeast pack still viable for my next brew?

[Turfgrass]

It should be good for several days, if not more. Make sure you keep the mouth of the flask covered with sanitized foil. No need to go with a bigger starter at this point. I think it will be just fine. Don’t worry if it doesn’t kick of off in the first 12-18 hours, it might just have a little longer lag time. RDWHAHB! Ed

I pitched it yesterday around 5pm and overnight it got to work. Pictures are from this morning less than 12 hours later.

Bad news there was an error when putting together my brew sheet on Beersmith. The water volume never updated for some reason and I’m about 3/4 of a gallon below my batch size. Acting like a baby, I didn’t really try very hard after I noticed what was happening. For example, I oxygenated the wort by swirling the carboy instead of my normal o2 can and I could have been more careful with the sanitation. Figures I had to wake up to a strong krausen. Lol

 

[RedlegEd]

Looks great! I’m sure it’ll turn out wonderful. Ed

 

[Turfgrass]

Looks great! I’m sure it’ll turn out wonderful. Ed

Probably over did the starter. The krausen pushed off the airlock and made a mess. All cleaned up, but not something you want to see after work.

 

[RedlegEd]

Blow off tubes are a wonderful thing!

 

[Turfgrass]

Blow off tubes are a wonderful thing!

I have a two piece air lock that I slide a tube over and terminate in a bucket of starsan. Certainly the input portion of the airlock was to small. Not sure how else to do it on a carboy.

 

[RedlegEd]

I use a 3/8” nylon elbow fitting. It fits in the bung perfectly, and because it’s already bent at 90 degrees, you don’t get a kink in your blow off tube. Ed

 

[day_trippr]

I have a two piece air lock that I slide a tube over and terminate in a bucket of starsan. Certainly the input portion of the airlock was to small. Not sure how else to do it on a carboy.

1" ID/1-14" OD vinyl jammed into the neck works great, especially on chunky fermentations

Cheers!

 

[Turfgrass]

1" ID/1-14" OD vinyl jammed into the neck works great, especially on chunky fermentations

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Cheers!

Good idea. Awesome fermentation chambers! Are those heat belts I see wrapped around your carboys?

 

[day_trippr]

No, they're just velcro straps to hold temperature probes in place.
I use light bulb heaters...

Cheers!

 

[DrinksWellWithOthers]

I recently had a package of yeast with similar viability without realizing it. I made a starter using a stir plate and it wasn't taking off in time for brew day so I used something else. It eventually took off and I cold crashed it. My plan is to step it up before using it for another beer.

 

[Turfgrass]

No, they're just velcro straps to hold temperature probes in place.
I use light bulb heaters...

Cheers!

Ok. I was wondering how you did it with the large diameter blow tube.