beertastic
Well-Known Member
I've just put together a DIY stir plate using a coffee pot (and cpu fan, hard drive magnet) which is working very nicely with a test run of sugar water (very quite, nice 3" tornado).
I plan on brewing this weekend, and this will be my first yeast starter.
Mr. Malty calls for a 1.38 liter starter for my recipe. I only have about 1/2" head room in the coffee pot. I plan on covering the coffee pot with foil. How much foam does a yeast starter create? I am concerned about the starter lifting the foil off the pot due to foam (increasing chance for infection). Should I scale back the amount of wort in the starter?
Buying a flask is out of my budget this time around.
I plan on brewing this weekend, and this will be my first yeast starter.
Mr. Malty calls for a 1.38 liter starter for my recipe. I only have about 1/2" head room in the coffee pot. I plan on covering the coffee pot with foil. How much foam does a yeast starter create? I am concerned about the starter lifting the foil off the pot due to foam (increasing chance for infection). Should I scale back the amount of wort in the starter?
Buying a flask is out of my budget this time around.