Padawan

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hello all it is my first time using ec-1118 and it is clumpy and shooting clumps up through my starter. Is this normal? here is a link of exactly what my starter is doing,but mine is shooting up a little larger yeast balls

MizzouFermentationScience

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The co2 is being produced in the yeast and the bubbles are carrying them up. Imagine orange juice pulp in a mimosa. Ec-1118 is pretty turbocharged, maybe a more violent fermentation than you are used to.

saramc

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If those are yeast clumps there is no reason why you cannot clean/sanitize your hands and break the clumps apart, or a thorough mixing. I was taught to break apart yeast clumps.
On a side note, I have witnessed starters made from apple juice/cider develop like this and many times it is pectin related. Is that an apple juice based starter by chance?
I kept waiting for the theme music from Jaws to start playing.

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Cyclman

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Just a vigorous fermentation. When you chill the beer to pour off the unneeded liquid, it will all re-mix just fine in the wort.

Padawan

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saramc, it is skeeter pee so a whole lotta sugar + a whole lotta lemon

saramc

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Hmmm, just whisk it and see if they are clumps of yeast. If there is lemon pulp the clumping is possible, but I would not worry in the long run.

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