hey all,
just a quick question regarding the White labs 830 strain (german lager). Had a vial that had just passed the best before data but I made a starter to split up with it anyway.
When I opened it to pitch it, I gave it a sniff and it had a strange smell like smoked bacon. is this smell natural for this strain or indeed liquid larger yeasts in general. The actual yeast itself looked a little darker than I expected as well.
i havent dealt with liquid lager yeast before so all comments welcome. i put it down and 24hrs later no apparent activity (14 deg C). Is this ok?
Sloth.
just a quick question regarding the White labs 830 strain (german lager). Had a vial that had just passed the best before data but I made a starter to split up with it anyway.
When I opened it to pitch it, I gave it a sniff and it had a strange smell like smoked bacon. is this smell natural for this strain or indeed liquid larger yeasts in general. The actual yeast itself looked a little darker than I expected as well.
i havent dealt with liquid lager yeast before so all comments welcome. i put it down and 24hrs later no apparent activity (14 deg C). Is this ok?
Sloth.