Noticed that my vial of WLP007 Dry English Ale yeast seemed "chunky". Didn’t seem to run as easily in the vial from side to side (bad description, but all I could come up with). When I opened the vial, it seemed to almost have a sourish smell. |
Probably wasn’t stored properly - they should smell like the medium they’re suspended in - certainly not sour. |
007 is unique in its clumpy flocculating characteristics. I’ve also noticed many fresh yeast slurries smell and even taste tart. Shake the daylights out of it. Cheers |
Make a starter. If it doesn’t start, then it’s a bad vial. |
Originally posted by Quasimodo I’m leery of yeast that has low viability. If it takes a long time to start I’d still dump it. But I’d dump it into the boil with about 10 minutes left. Dead yeast makes good yeast nutrient. |
Originally posted by bitbucket That’s exactly what yeast nutrient is made of. And they charge an arm & a leg for it too. |
Blame Canada. |
Originally posted by Cobra Not sure where you’re buying yeast nutrient, but it’s not really that expensive(assuming you’re not talking about DAP) |
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