Wyeast Smack Pack sanitization

[JimiGibbs]

How critical is it to sanitize a smack pack? After about 4 hours of doing my first all grain brew I had the wort down to pitching temp and asked my dad to hand me the pack to sanitize...... He took it upon himself to cut it open. Ahhhhhhh!!!! What can I say? How much trouble will this give me?
Thanks,
Jimi

 

[FlyGuy]

While it never hurts to sanitize the package (and scissors), chances are that it isn't necessary. Precautions like this are only meant to minimize risk of infection -- it doesn't really mean you are asking for trouble because you skipped this step.

 

[JimiGibbs]

That's what I was hoping to hear..... RDWHAHB!!! Hope to post some pictue of my first all grain when I get things put away.
Jimi

 

[FlyGuy]

Congrats on that first AG brew -- I missed that in your OP. Hope it turns out great!

 

[mgoldey]

I just float the yeast pack in the 1/2 gallon of iodine water that I keep back after emptying my primary, so I have a place to stick the airlock and maybe re-sanitize a spoon or something.