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Date: 07 Oct 2006 17:41:39
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: Yeast question
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Hi,
I pitched a tube of yeast into a hefe last night, nearly 24 hrs ago
and have yet to see any signs of life. Is it too early to panic? how
long should i wait until adding more yeast?
thanks,
John
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Date: 07 Oct 2006 20:55:11
From: Melville
Subject: Re: Yeast question
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spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I pitched a tube of yeast into a hefe last night, nearly 24 hrs ago
> and have yet to see any signs of life. Is it too early to panic? how
> long should i wait until adding more yeast?
>
> thanks,
>
> John
Do not panic. I you do not see any activity in 72 hours from pitching,
then start to panic! Actually, just swirl the carboy really hard and
give it more time. If you do not see anything after four days, the
consider pitching another vial of yeast.
M
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Date: 08 Oct 2006 05:32:07
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Yeast question
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Thanks,
I feel less panicky!
On 7 2006 20:55:11 -0700, "Melville" <separ@comcast.net > wrote:
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>spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I pitched a tube of yeast into a hefe last night, nearly 24 hrs ago
>> and have yet to see any signs of life. Is it too early to panic? how
>> long should i wait until adding more yeast?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> John
>
>Do not panic. I you do not see any activity in 72 hours from pitching,
>then start to panic! Actually, just swirl the carboy really hard and
>give it more time. If you do not see anything after four days, the
>consider pitching another vial of yeast.
>
>M
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Date: 09 Oct 2006 15:31:36
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Yeast question
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On 7 2006 20:55:11 -0700, <separ@comcast.net > wrote:
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> spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I pitched a tube of yeast into a hefe last night, nearly 24 hrs ago
>> and have yet to see any signs of life. Is it too early to panic? how
>> long should i wait until adding more yeast?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> John
>
> Do not panic. I you do not see any activity in 72 hours from pitching,
> then start to panic! Actually, just swirl the carboy really hard and
> give it more time. If you do not see anything after four days, the
> consider pitching another vial of yeast.
I think that's too long to wait. Four days gives a lot of time for bacteria
to move in and take over.
John.
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Date: 07 Oct 2006 21:44:15
From: The Artist Formerly Known as Kap'n Salty
Subject: Re: Yeast question
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spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I pitched a tube of yeast into a hefe last night, nearly 24 hrs ago
> and have yet to see any signs of life. Is it too early to panic? how
> long should i wait until adding more yeast?
>
You can go ahead and add more, but it will likely start eventually.
After 48 hours you should definitely add more yeast.
The take-away from this: always make a starter unless you're using dry
yeast, even if the yeast is advertised as "pitchable".
Cheers -- m
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Date: 09 Oct 2006 15:30:29
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Yeast question
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On Sat, 07 2006 17:41:39 -0600, <spleenminus@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Hi,
> I pitched a tube of yeast into a hefe last night, nearly 24 hrs ago
> and have yet to see any signs of life. Is it too early to panic? how
> long should i wait until adding more yeast?
IMO, if you're using liquid yeast (I assume you are from "tube of yeast")
then it's a good idea to make a starter. As you can see, a tube of yeast
isn't really enough to pitch by itself despite what the yeast company
says.
For this batch, my standard rule of thumb is to wait 36 hours for signs of
activity. If you don't see anything after waiting that long, then it's
time to pitch some backup yeast.
John.
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Date: 10 Oct 2006 09:51:51
From: davemchine@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Yeast question
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I wait about 36 hrs myself, day and a half. One thing I do is put
temperature strips on all my carboys. You will see a rise in temp
before you see foam so it's another way of monitoring.
Dave
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