Hi,
I got a packet of WLP001 (dated 08/29/17) with a Pliny kit. I've used White Lab before, but it's always been in the plastic vial. This came in their new Pure Pitch pouch.
When I was ready to add the yeast to my starter yesterday, I cut the corner off the pouch and poured it into my flask, but all that came out was a little bit of clear liquid.
I looked at the pouch closer and realized there was an inner pouch that I hadn't cut. I cut more off the packet, exposing the yeast. It was a very thick slurry, almost like a paste. I literally had to roll up the pouch and squeeze it out like toothpaste.
Is that typical for Pure Pitch? And was the clear liquid between the two pouches a yeast nutrient or at least meant to be pitched with the yeast? The instructions don't say much more than warm to room temperature and pitch.
12 hours in on the starter (on a stir plate) and it is bubbling with a small layer of foam on top. I just want to make sure this is normal for Pure Pitch - I don't want to spend the time or money on a batch of Pliny and then pitch bad yeast.
Thanks for your help!
I got a packet of WLP001 (dated 08/29/17) with a Pliny kit. I've used White Lab before, but it's always been in the plastic vial. This came in their new Pure Pitch pouch.
When I was ready to add the yeast to my starter yesterday, I cut the corner off the pouch and poured it into my flask, but all that came out was a little bit of clear liquid.
I looked at the pouch closer and realized there was an inner pouch that I hadn't cut. I cut more off the packet, exposing the yeast. It was a very thick slurry, almost like a paste. I literally had to roll up the pouch and squeeze it out like toothpaste.
Is that typical for Pure Pitch? And was the clear liquid between the two pouches a yeast nutrient or at least meant to be pitched with the yeast? The instructions don't say much more than warm to room temperature and pitch.
12 hours in on the starter (on a stir plate) and it is bubbling with a small layer of foam on top. I just want to make sure this is normal for Pure Pitch - I don't want to spend the time or money on a batch of Pliny and then pitch bad yeast.
Thanks for your help!