I have been searching for the last hour or so and have not been able to find a thread that fits.
I made my second starter last night.
My first was a couple of weeks ago. I got 2 smack packs that had gotten warm and swelled some in shipping. I put them in the fridge immediately. The first was 1056 American Ale. The next morning on the stirplate I could see the yeast swirling and some bubbles rising.
My second is NB NeoBritannia. Overnight it may have done all it's thing?? No bubbles rising.
My question is how do you determine if the desired amount of yeast cells have been produced? I let it settle and I do have a nice layer of yeast, but, not having let a smack pack settle I do not know how much would be there originally. I have about 1/4 inch on the bottom of a 2 liter flask. I poured off most of the wort and started a second run. I saw the link to the Wyeast site and their picture of vials but have no reference to quantity there or how to relate it to my flask.
I want to brew a Nut Brown Ale extract Kit tonight or tomorrow morning but have no backup yeast available.
I made my second starter last night.
My first was a couple of weeks ago. I got 2 smack packs that had gotten warm and swelled some in shipping. I put them in the fridge immediately. The first was 1056 American Ale. The next morning on the stirplate I could see the yeast swirling and some bubbles rising.
My second is NB NeoBritannia. Overnight it may have done all it's thing?? No bubbles rising.
My question is how do you determine if the desired amount of yeast cells have been produced? I let it settle and I do have a nice layer of yeast, but, not having let a smack pack settle I do not know how much would be there originally. I have about 1/4 inch on the bottom of a 2 liter flask. I poured off most of the wort and started a second run. I saw the link to the Wyeast site and their picture of vials but have no reference to quantity there or how to relate it to my flask.
I want to brew a Nut Brown Ale extract Kit tonight or tomorrow morning but have no backup yeast available.