Did I add yeast too late?

[Canadian_Brewer]

Hello,

I am making a Brew House Beer Kit (Pale Ale) - so no boiling extracts, just dump everything into a fermenter.

I waited 8 hours to add my yeast as it took a while to get to the 23 C mark. Will this be a problem?

 

[BansheeRider]

Shouldn't be as long as the wort was in a secure and sanitized environment. However the goal is to cool the wort ASAP and pitch the yeast.

 

[Canadian_Brewer]

Thanks for your reply. Wouldn't the need to cold break the wort only apply to a boiling brew? I am not sure what the wort stuff you get in those kits actually is to be honest, but I assume they have been pre-boiled.

 

[unionrdr]

If you had to add it to water,then boiling water is usually best. The thick liquid is LME,& the fine powdery kind is DME. Did you have either of those,or wass it pre-mixed wort?

 

[Canadian_Brewer]

Yes it was a pre-mixed wort, which was added to water. I just got the 1.8 gallons of water it called for to mix with it from the tap.

 

[Canadian_Brewer]

That is, I am assuming it's a pre-mixed wort. There was no DME/LME

 

[kh54s10]

Those kits are interesting even if quite expensive. I brew all grain so I am not interested in going that route.

As to - Too late: No many brewers will do a no chill. That is allow the wort to cool by itself, usually overnight and pitch the yeast in the morning. This requires very good sanitation as the longer a wort sits the more likely it is to get infected.

 

[Canadian_Brewer]

Thanks for your reply! Good to know I am not in danger. The kit was $33, cheaper than brewing with DME and LME, probably not as cheap as all grain though.

 

[BansheeRider]

It was probably HLME, which doesn't need to be boiled.