Henno
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I have been making a heffeweizen starter very slowly, for about a week now. Reason for this is I wanted to keep some of it in slants and have only just gotten the gear and time to do the slants yesterday.
The 3068 I had trouble smacking and ended up pitching without the nutrient bag being broken and when I opened the pack got a whiff of rotten egg gas. After pouring as much as possible into my starter I had a taste and it was fine.
I have heard on many posts about doing the taste and smell test. What if you are passing one test and failing the other? Every time I crack the gas off my starter when the plastic bottle swells I get this horrible rotten egg smell but I assume when I am ready to pitch it will still taste fine. Is this a trate of the 3068 strain or have I bought a dud? When the liquids I bought from Pat arrived the ice pack they were packed in was completely melted and the yeast packs were almost warm to the touch.
Thanks as always to the gurus that reply
Henno
The 3068 I had trouble smacking and ended up pitching without the nutrient bag being broken and when I opened the pack got a whiff of rotten egg gas. After pouring as much as possible into my starter I had a taste and it was fine.
I have heard on many posts about doing the taste and smell test. What if you are passing one test and failing the other? Every time I crack the gas off my starter when the plastic bottle swells I get this horrible rotten egg smell but I assume when I am ready to pitch it will still taste fine. Is this a trate of the 3068 strain or have I bought a dud? When the liquids I bought from Pat arrived the ice pack they were packed in was completely melted and the yeast packs were almost warm to the touch.
Thanks as always to the gurus that reply
Henno