Zoltan
Member
I'm using Wyeast for the first time. Someone explain the smack pack concept to me. Is this a way of packaging less yeast and making up for it by having the yeast multiply with the smacking? My package was inflated, presumably with CO2, and couldn't be smacked. When I pitched it, the smack pod came out into the wort and had to be fished out. I cut it open and added it to the beer. Was this a mistake? What's in it? The yeast in the envelope with thick, so I had to add some wort and shake it up. I'm making a high-gravity beer and so used two packages. I'm worried that the yeast won't be as vigorous, and also that I contaminated the beer with all the fussing. I guess we'll see what happens.