Joseph Gaskell
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I'm attempting to do a starter for a packet of Wyeast 1214 Belgian Ale Yeast. The packet had a use by date of June 20, 2023, so I figured it would need a good starter. I've had a 3L starter on the stir plate for about 16 hours now, no signs of any activity so I sanitized and took a reading with my refractometer and got a reading of 1.036, which is close to the gravity I was aiming for when I made the starter wort. Did I pitch a pack of dead yeast or should I give it more time? Has anyone seen a yeast take longer than 16 hours to show any activity?