Happy Friday everybody!
So I thought I would activate my smack pack wyest this morning, and then proceed with doing a starter when I come home from work. Upon smacking my pack somehow the side bursted and yeast sprayed out the side everywhere. Well, all I have to say is, I don’t think i’ll be smacking them anymore… now my brew day is set back! lol
Should be called a squeeze pack. Just like chop saw is called a miter saw by carpenters
To me it does not seem like you are having a happy Friday.
I agree. Hopefully the rest of my day will be better, but who knows! This is the first time this ever happen to me.
I swear, it takes me like ten minutes to pop that little pack. Above cost savings, the annoyance of that little nutrient pack is my number one reason for harvesting yeast.
White labs for me. Those smack packs are silly.
Always been a concern for me. I’ll usually try cornering and squeezing the nutrient pack, then when I get frustrated I give it a smack, then it gets a hulk smack… lol
The only problem I’ve had was my most recent. Only one of the 2 nutrient packs inside burst upon smacking. I added it subsequently to the starter when I pitched after sanitizing it.
Like @voodoo_donut when the bag is puffed up on arrival, a.k.a. WY 1056, I sanitize the pack. Pour the yeast. Then break the nutrient pack and add to the starter wort.
I had one explode all over a black Wyeast t-shirt I was wearing. Made for a nice photo op.
I once had a touch screen laptop that I found out was not a punch screen.
Did Wyeast start using a different pack? I see the mountain design under your thumb but have never seen a pack that color.
And yes, it’s a PIA to chase the nutrient pack all around in there. I find myself using more and more dry yeast. That is something I would never have done when first brewing.
I never had one of the original packages, but it looks like they did. Not sure when the change was made though.
