woozy
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You know, there should be a "Nervous Nellie Newbie" forum for posts like this-- posts where a newbie actually knows the answer but just wants confirmation and feedback.
So I'm using White Labs Liquid Yeast for the first time time on Saturday. Anything I should be aware of?
I understand that they fizzle and spray with quite a bit more force than one might expect so I intend to open it aimed toward the mouth of my fermenter. I guess I'll dunk it in sanitizer first just in case I either drop it into the fermenter or if it fizzles and bubbles all over the bottle. (Maybe I should be nude when I open it-- one never knows and a Newbie Nellie can't be *too* nervous...)
One thing I'm *not* worried about is making a starter. I'm making a 2-gallon batch and the yeast is good for 5-gallons and that alone makes everything alright, doesn't it? (And the yeast is well within its use-by date and my beer won't have a high o.g. and my fermentation temperature will probably be around 70 and ... well, I forget what the other worry-wort issues are but I really don't think they would apply [do I have to worry about exposure to dinosaur flatulence? There hasn't been a reported dinosaur sighting here in 65 million years but you never know...] )
So I'm using White Labs Liquid Yeast for the first time time on Saturday. Anything I should be aware of?
I understand that they fizzle and spray with quite a bit more force than one might expect so I intend to open it aimed toward the mouth of my fermenter. I guess I'll dunk it in sanitizer first just in case I either drop it into the fermenter or if it fizzles and bubbles all over the bottle. (Maybe I should be nude when I open it-- one never knows and a Newbie Nellie can't be *too* nervous...)
One thing I'm *not* worried about is making a starter. I'm making a 2-gallon batch and the yeast is good for 5-gallons and that alone makes everything alright, doesn't it? (And the yeast is well within its use-by date and my beer won't have a high o.g. and my fermentation temperature will probably be around 70 and ... well, I forget what the other worry-wort issues are but I really don't think they would apply [do I have to worry about exposure to dinosaur flatulence? There hasn't been a reported dinosaur sighting here in 65 million years but you never know...] )