Yeast Starter Newbie screw up - Advice?

[brewista_may]

Hey guys,
First time making a starter today. Got some WLP 300 for a hefeweizen i will be brewing tomorrow. Attempted to make a yeast starter ... shook up the liquid yeast in the tube and when i opened it up it overflowed all over the counter top and i probably lost a good amount before i put the rest into the yeast starter .. had no idea it was going to overflow out of the tube like that!

What should i do? Is the ratio of DME in the starter going to stress out the small amount of yeast i dumped in there ?
-Should i go get another tube of the same yeast and pitch that into my wort tomorrow or is that overkill?

Any advice would help! thanks!

 

[WileECoyote]

Hello it depends on what you mean by a good amount, if you mean 1/2 of the yeast, well then you will probably be under pitching, if it was less than 1/4 of the yeast I wouldn't worry to much, also I would make your yeast starter 2 days before brewing to let the yeast have time to multiply more, just my 2 cents.

Cheers

 

[Kevin79]

Also, use a blow off tube when using wlp300. Trust me

 

[brewista_may]

Thanks. I'd say closer to 1/4 of the yeast if that. next time i will start 2 days ahead Lesson learned about white labs tube yeast sprays.
I cooled down the wort and pitched it, keeping the fermenter wrapped in a cold towel and ice to keep the temperature on the lower side... is it weird that the fermentation hasnt started almost 24 hours later?

 

[brewkinger]

Although I have never used a white labs vial, I seem to remember reading somewhere on this forum that when you take the vial out if the fridge to warm it up, open the cap just a little bit.
As it warms, this prevents the pressure from building up and causing this problem.

Hope this helps.


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[surffisher2a]

Although I have never used a white labs vial, I seem to remember reading somewhere on this forum that when you take the vial out if the fridge to warm it up, open the cap just a little bit.
As it warms, this prevents the pressure from building up and causing this problem.

Hope this helps.


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I just open the vial slowly and let the pressure release. Kind of like a shook up soda bottle.