Hi,
So I am in a bit of a quandary. My wort has so much cold break and didn't whirlpool correctly so I bunged the whole urn into the fermenting fridge to chill it down to 3˚C with the hope that I could settle out the trub and then rack the beer from the top.
I was going to warm the whole lot up and then pitch my starter once both hit about 18˚C.
My question is (and I'm probably going to go ahead and do this anyway but wanted some other opinions on the matter), if I pitch the yeast start at 3˚C into the wort at 3˚C, then bring the whole lot up to 18˚C, will fermentation start as normal? In my mind, as you normally warm up the starter anyway it shouldn't make a difference whether or not it was in the wort or not.
Looking forward to hearing some thoughts on the subject!
Cheers,
Frothy
Post #2 made 13 years ago
Frothy, I always strain the wort thru a fine screen strainer, and catch a lot of hot/cold break and any Hop Debris!
I always pour from the kettle to help add oxygen to the wort
Then pitch the yeast as quickly as possible!
I always pour from the kettle to help add oxygen to the wort
Then pitch the yeast as quickly as possible!
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Post #3 made 13 years ago
That would be no problem for lager yeasts, and in some instances other types too.
What yeast are you pitching? Is it dried, pitchable, or slurry?
I keep my slurry at 1-4C so shouldn't cause a problem doing it that way.
You should try to avoid as much yeast shock as possible (big temp/pH/ differences) etc.
edit - just noticed you said starter, so scratch that!
What yeast are you pitching? Is it dried, pitchable, or slurry?
I keep my slurry at 1-4C so shouldn't cause a problem doing it that way.
You should try to avoid as much yeast shock as possible (big temp/pH/ differences) etc.
edit - just noticed you said starter, so scratch that!
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Post #4 made 13 years ago
Thanks for the straining tip Joshua. Hadn't thought about doing that as I though it would just pass through. Are you using something like cheesecloth or something finer like an oil filter used for a conical sieve in a kitchen?
Mally, I'm pitching a Wyeast 1272 yeast starter that's been on a stir plate for 24 hours then chilled down to settle the yeast so I can decant off the beer before pitching. It was in the same fridge as the wort while chilling down so they'd both be at the same temp when pitching. I guess I was wondering if it matters what temp it is that you pitch as long as they the same temp (and I guess on the lower side as well as apposed to pitching at a high temp and cooling which is a bit of a no no).
Mally, I'm pitching a Wyeast 1272 yeast starter that's been on a stir plate for 24 hours then chilled down to settle the yeast so I can decant off the beer before pitching. It was in the same fridge as the wort while chilling down so they'd both be at the same temp when pitching. I guess I was wondering if it matters what temp it is that you pitch as long as they the same temp (and I guess on the lower side as well as apposed to pitching at a high temp and cooling which is a bit of a no no).
