Is it too late to add the yeast?

[Nick Seymour]

So I started a brew this morning before work. And now I'm at work it has popped up in my mind that I forgot the bloody yeast!

When I get home from work today, which will be around 12 hours after I started the brew, should I add the yeast and it should be all good? Or is it too late and I should ditch it?

[Nick Seymour]

I'm wondering if it would work if when I came home, stop the brew, add the yeast, and start the brew again from the beginning.

[Nathan Damaso]

I think you should be ok to add the yeast after. As long as you don’t contaminate the wart. I would stop the program and restart it as you suggested. 

[Nick Seymour]

 

@Nathan Damaso

I ended up adding the yeast but not restarting the program. Someone on facebook said it should be okay to keep the program going. I hope it works out. 

[Rob Courtney]

On 14/03/2024 at 7:59 PM, Nick Seymour said:

 

@Nathan Damaso

I ended up adding the yeast but not restarting the program. Someone on facebook said it should be okay to keep the program going. I hope it works out. 

Yeah, as long as you sanitised a spoon and stirred it in it should be good.

If you haven't, it may still be fine, just have to wait

[Nick Seymour]

@Rob Courtney

 

I didn't stir it in unfortunately. I went ahead and added it before you replied. So I hope it all works out.

[Rob Courtney]

On 22/03/2024 at 2:58 PM, Nick Seymour said:

@Rob Courtney

 

I didn't stir it in unfortunately. I went ahead and added it before you replied. So I hope it all works out.

Oh yeah it'll work just slower, like a watched pot boiling