Wyeast 1056 American Ale - smack pack inflation at arrival?

[bf514921]

not sure if this belongs her or in the ingridients forum. just recieved my order of an ocktoberfest kit and pumkin ale kit. i activators for the yeast. for the pumkin ale activator, i have Wyeast 1056 American Ale it looks almost like its aready activated when it arrived. i did some research and found that it is a common problem for these yeast to "look" bloated in the packaging, but not actually be activated, i hadn't planned on making the pumkin ale just yet. when the yeast shipped , i shipped with the additional cold packaging.
1. has anyone else had this happen to there Wyeast 1056 American Ale

2. if so what did you do?

3. i am having a difficult time telling if the yeast is activated, or just gasy

 

[petep1980]

1. Yes, my most recent batch
2. Proceeded as usual, smacking is a little trickier, but can be done
3. Let it up to room temp like you would on brew day, it'll get it's full swole on beyond any kind of doubt

 

[Revvy]

It's common, it doesn't mean anything either way.

If you don't plan on using it right away, make a starter anyway, then store the yeast in your fridge in mason jars until you're ready to brew, then pull one out, make a starter with it, then pitch it as if it was your packet.

 

[bf514921]

thanks,petep, revvy wasnt sure if i had a problem or not, sounds like not a problem

 

[rocketk455]

Must be a common problem with 1056 I received 4 yeast packets today. Two of them were 1056 and they were the only two that were inflated.

Probably make starters just to be safe.

 

[houndsbreath]

I had a pack arrive bloated for a pale ale i brewed in May. Smacked, pitched, and had a really clean and fast ferment. made a great beer.

 

[KuntyBrew]

all of mine that are1056 "look" fuller but fully inflated it looks like it'll burst