Mixed up my yeast- doh!

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Mixed up my yeast- doh!

Post by Chrissyr63 » Thu Dec 31, 2015 8:10 pm

I planned out a couple of brew to use up some of my older grains etc. and also had two recycled yeasts in the fridge which have been there a while.
So the plan was a Raspberry Wheat using a Wyeast 3944 (Belgian Witbier) starter and a Rye Beer using a Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) starter.
Both the yeast starters went off well considering they were so old.
So did the Wheat yesterday and all went well but I used the 1056 starter! Now I think this should be OK it is fairly neutral and the raspberry I add on Sunday should add flavour.
But now I am left with the Rye to make and a witbier yeast - is this going to work?
I was going to get a pack of S05 on Saturday if I can and use that instead (and just ditch the yeast starter).

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Re: Mixed up my yeast- doh!

Post by Rookie » Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:27 pm

Chrissyr63 wrote:I planned out a couple of brew to use up some of my older grains etc. and also had two recycled yeasts in the fridge which have been there a while.
So the plan was a Raspberry Wheat using a Wyeast 3944 (Belgian Witbier) starter and a Rye Beer using a Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) starter.
Both the yeast starters went off well considering they were so old.
So did the Wheat yesterday and all went well but I used the 1056 starter! Now I think this should be OK it is fairly neutral and the raspberry I add on Sunday should add flavour.
But now I am left with the Rye to make and a witbier yeast - is this going to work?
I was going to get a pack of S05 on Saturday if I can and use that instead (and just ditch the yeast starter).

Chris
Don't ditch the starter, you can use it on something else next month. Or go ahead and use it, a rye witbier might be pretty good.
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Re: Mixed up my yeast- doh!

Post by Chrissyr63 » Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:24 pm

yeah suppose I can just put it back in the fridge again and restart when I need.
Not sure on a witbier rye - don't have any more wheat left so it was just 50/50 pale rye and mo.

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