Daily Q & A! - December 28, 2024

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[u/Saskbeerdrinker]

So brother in law got me a beer kit for a Christmas a low gravity brown cream ale and he was pumped he paid extra for liquid WLP001 yeast however he did not refrigerate the yeast for a few weeks. Is it worth trying the yeast in a starter or should I scrap and use an us-05 I have laying around? Didn’t have the heart to tell him.

[u/PM_me_ur_launch_code → u/Saskbeerdrinker]

I mean you already have it. Can't hurt to make a starter and try it out.

[u/Saskbeerdrinker → u/PM_me_ur_launch_code]

Any chance for off flavours though if it does come to life?

[u/PM_me_ur_launch_code → u/Saskbeerdrinker]

I don't think you would assuming it wasn't stored above room temp. I mean you're gonna ferment it at around room temp as it is so it should be fine.

[u/Saskbeerdrinker → u/PM_me_ur_launch_code]

Pitched 36 hours ago and see some little bubbles on the surface is this usually a good enough sign to consider viable?

[u/PM_me_ur_launch_code → u/Saskbeerdrinker]

Is there a small yeast cake on the bottom? Or is it cloudy like fermenting wort or clear like unfermented wort?

[u/Saskbeerdrinker → u/PM_me_ur_launch_code]

Cloudy with a cake on the bottom… did not notice the cake this morning.

[u/PM_me_ur_launch_code → u/Saskbeerdrinker]

Then I'd say it's working. If it was a big starter and the yeast was partially dead next time do a step up starter so it doesn't have to work as hard to ferment the large batch.

[u/Saskbeerdrinker → u/PM_me_ur_launch_code]

Thank you I’ll give it a go and see, I was more worried about the potential of ruining the batch could always smell the starter as well and see