I'm culturing some yeast from a few bottles of Bell's Pale Ale. (From what I understand, it's their house yeast that they use for most of their ales.)
I made a ~12 oz starter, then stepped it up to a liter. I can see yeast accumulating at the bottom of the container, and there's most definitely more there than what I started with, but it's a pale brown color that I'm not used to, rather than a creamy white as you will see in a White Labs vial.
I think I'm not going to worry about it; the yeast are obviously reproducing, evidenced by the volume of sediment in the container. Just curious if anyone else has cultured this yeast and noticed the same thing.
I made a ~12 oz starter, then stepped it up to a liter. I can see yeast accumulating at the bottom of the container, and there's most definitely more there than what I started with, but it's a pale brown color that I'm not used to, rather than a creamy white as you will see in a White Labs vial.
I think I'm not going to worry about it; the yeast are obviously reproducing, evidenced by the volume of sediment in the container. Just curious if anyone else has cultured this yeast and noticed the same thing.
