sjlammer
Well-Known Member
Ok, so decided i was going to make a yeast starter for the first time for my Imperial Chocolate Porter
I bought a 1000 ml Erlenmeyer flask from my LHBS (cause they were out of 2 Liter flasks)
I put in .75 cups of DME in with 750 ml of water and brought it to a boil. Stupid me, I decided to throw some yeast nutrients in while i was at a rolling boil.... surprise i had a wort volcano. Fast forward a hour after cleaning the stove.
I started again and I did the same thing this time and brought it to a rolling boil. Wouldn't you know it, a friend calls and wants to grab a drink (rather than go to church, I know, I know) so i shut off the stove and figure i can just bring it up to boil again.
I got home, and I cannot for the life of me get this thing to boil again. Everytime i get it close, it boils over. I have the stove as low as i can go. Any lower and it won't boil. What happens is, instead of little bubbles that start at the base and rise to the surface of the wort, no bubbles rise, and then all of a sudden a big bubble rises to the surface and causes another mini eruption.
WTF. i am getting tired of mopping the floor. What am i doing wrong?
Also, now i have a warm vial of white labs yeast sitting on my counter, can i re-refrigerate it if i can't get this to work?
Thanks for all your help, Merry Christmas (or happy holidays, what ever your preference may be)
I bought a 1000 ml Erlenmeyer flask from my LHBS (cause they were out of 2 Liter flasks)
I put in .75 cups of DME in with 750 ml of water and brought it to a boil. Stupid me, I decided to throw some yeast nutrients in while i was at a rolling boil.... surprise i had a wort volcano. Fast forward a hour after cleaning the stove.
I started again and I did the same thing this time and brought it to a rolling boil. Wouldn't you know it, a friend calls and wants to grab a drink (rather than go to church, I know, I know) so i shut off the stove and figure i can just bring it up to boil again.
I got home, and I cannot for the life of me get this thing to boil again. Everytime i get it close, it boils over. I have the stove as low as i can go. Any lower and it won't boil. What happens is, instead of little bubbles that start at the base and rise to the surface of the wort, no bubbles rise, and then all of a sudden a big bubble rises to the surface and causes another mini eruption.
WTF. i am getting tired of mopping the floor. What am i doing wrong?
Also, now i have a warm vial of white labs yeast sitting on my counter, can i re-refrigerate it if i can't get this to work?
Thanks for all your help, Merry Christmas (or happy holidays, what ever your preference may be)