climateboy
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Hey, all.
So, earlier this week, I thought I was "the yeast whisperer." There was a special edition yeast (Wyeast Biere de Garde) that I really wanted to work with again, and the only chance I had of getting it back was a few bottles aging from last year. I poured the ends of few bottles into a glass jug, added wort, waited.
In a few days, a little bit of activity. I added the ends of a few more bottles, and it really got going...krausen and everything.
So I tried to step it up again, and added two more pints of wort. Now...nothing, really. There's a layer of flocculated yeast on the bottom of the jug, but I want more! Can I expect it to krausen again? What am I looking for as I step up the starter?
Thanks,
CB
So, earlier this week, I thought I was "the yeast whisperer." There was a special edition yeast (Wyeast Biere de Garde) that I really wanted to work with again, and the only chance I had of getting it back was a few bottles aging from last year. I poured the ends of few bottles into a glass jug, added wort, waited.
In a few days, a little bit of activity. I added the ends of a few more bottles, and it really got going...krausen and everything.
So I tried to step it up again, and added two more pints of wort. Now...nothing, really. There's a layer of flocculated yeast on the bottom of the jug, but I want more! Can I expect it to krausen again? What am I looking for as I step up the starter?
Thanks,
CB