I had originally planned to brew next weekend, but due to life switched at the last minute to brewing today. I picked up a pack of Wyeast 3783 Trappist High Gravity yeast at the LHBS. I've been a little concerned about the yeast quality control at this shop lately. Which makes me a little more paranoid that I probably should be. My last brew used White Labs 001 and took a full 48 hours before the starter took off. (I'm using a stir plate) That yeast was within it's expiration, but about 3+ months old.
This starter, which I sorta needed to perform quickly for me, is now 26 hours in and all I'm getting is a single interrupted row of bubbles around the edge of the flask. I do my starters at just ambient temp. It's currently at 69 degrees F, but may have been a few degrees cooler over night. The pack was dated August 2, 2018. YeastCalc indicated 30% viability, which isn't great.
I'm just starting up the capability to do yeast ranching so I can take control of my yeast quality, but it's not up and running yet.
I think this pack is going to get going. I might need to delay pitching for a day and skip the cold crash step.
Is this something I should expect from 3787? I've used it several times before and don't recall it being quite this slow on the starter. I'm really asking because I'm trying to science out if I need to stop buying yeast from my LHBS and consider ordering it online.
Thanks for any thoughts you might be able to share!
This starter, which I sorta needed to perform quickly for me, is now 26 hours in and all I'm getting is a single interrupted row of bubbles around the edge of the flask. I do my starters at just ambient temp. It's currently at 69 degrees F, but may have been a few degrees cooler over night. The pack was dated August 2, 2018. YeastCalc indicated 30% viability, which isn't great.
I'm just starting up the capability to do yeast ranching so I can take control of my yeast quality, but it's not up and running yet.
I think this pack is going to get going. I might need to delay pitching for a day and skip the cold crash step.
Is this something I should expect from 3787? I've used it several times before and don't recall it being quite this slow on the starter. I'm really asking because I'm trying to science out if I need to stop buying yeast from my LHBS and consider ordering it online.
Thanks for any thoughts you might be able to share!