wizardofza
Well-Known Member
I made my first starter yesterday for a brew I thought I was going to do today. But I'm having issues with my starter.
I used the Yeast Starter instructions from Northern Brewer's website.
I boiled ~1300ML w/ 1.5cups DME, cooled and pitched. But here's the catch. I was using a Belgian Wyeast Propagator Smack Pack and didn't realize that it was a smack pack until I went to pitch it! So I just pitched the yeast along with nutrients in the 'smack' pack itself instead of smacking, and waiting for it to inflate.
I then put it on the stirplate and let it spin. It's been almost 18 hours and there's not much of a sign of any yeasties. I took it off the stirplate for a couple hours and I see SOME sediment in the bottom, but not much.
I plan on using this next weekend now that my brew day today is shot. I was just going to put it in the fridge and bring it up to pitching temp before I use it. I just want to make sure it's ready by then
But should I be concerned with the lack of sediment and maybe add more boiled DME?
I used the Yeast Starter instructions from Northern Brewer's website.
I boiled ~1300ML w/ 1.5cups DME, cooled and pitched. But here's the catch. I was using a Belgian Wyeast Propagator Smack Pack and didn't realize that it was a smack pack until I went to pitch it! So I just pitched the yeast along with nutrients in the 'smack' pack itself instead of smacking, and waiting for it to inflate.
I then put it on the stirplate and let it spin. It's been almost 18 hours and there's not much of a sign of any yeasties. I took it off the stirplate for a couple hours and I see SOME sediment in the bottom, but not much.
I plan on using this next weekend now that my brew day today is shot. I was just going to put it in the fridge and bring it up to pitching temp before I use it. I just want to make sure it's ready by then
But should I be concerned with the lack of sediment and maybe add more boiled DME?