O-beer-wan-kenobi
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This is the first time I have made a liquid yeast starter. Im using a Wyeast 2124 Bohemian lager yeast to put into a Pilsner all grain (second time I have done an all grain)
The issue at the moment is there has been no action after nearly 24hrs at 18 degrees in the starter. Maybe I am worrying about nothing and this will come good but I don't want to throw this in the wort (which I have not brewed yet) and waste it all.
So below is the process and possibly the mistakes I have made.
As soon as I got the yeast I activated it strait away without allowing it to warm up.
I have sanitized my equipment and boiled 200g of DME in 2l of water for 15min
Wyeast pack had a made date of April 2012 so only 3 months or so old. 2hrs after activating the wyeast it was emptied into the cooled starter in a 2.4l sanitized juice bottle
The Wyeast pack had not swelled up. I did read that it was not necessary to wait for this if it was being used for a starter although waiting for this to swell would indicate the yeast viability
The starter was shaken and put on my kitchen work top so I could shake it regularly
I didnt take a hydrometer reading at this point
After nearly 24hrs at 18 degrees SG is 1.042 and no sign of action
Maybe I need to be more patient but I was hoping to see something by now?
Another concern I have is, would a 2l starter be enough for a 21l batch of lager fermented at 10 degrees?
The issue at the moment is there has been no action after nearly 24hrs at 18 degrees in the starter. Maybe I am worrying about nothing and this will come good but I don't want to throw this in the wort (which I have not brewed yet) and waste it all.
So below is the process and possibly the mistakes I have made.
As soon as I got the yeast I activated it strait away without allowing it to warm up.
I have sanitized my equipment and boiled 200g of DME in 2l of water for 15min
Wyeast pack had a made date of April 2012 so only 3 months or so old. 2hrs after activating the wyeast it was emptied into the cooled starter in a 2.4l sanitized juice bottle
The Wyeast pack had not swelled up. I did read that it was not necessary to wait for this if it was being used for a starter although waiting for this to swell would indicate the yeast viability
The starter was shaken and put on my kitchen work top so I could shake it regularly
I didnt take a hydrometer reading at this point
After nearly 24hrs at 18 degrees SG is 1.042 and no sign of action
Maybe I need to be more patient but I was hoping to see something by now?
Another concern I have is, would a 2l starter be enough for a 21l batch of lager fermented at 10 degrees?