Made a 2 liter starter yesterday from a brand new (unopened) bag of DME. Checked this tonight and found a bee in pieces (bug not the letter) being swirled by my stir plate. We are finishing winter here and there are no bug around yet so I am 99% sure this had to have come from the DME. I was able to use a sanitized spoon to remove as much of the bee as I could see.
Should I throw the starter out? How about the DME? Should I just not worry about it and go on with the brew?
Should I throw the starter out? How about the DME? Should I just not worry about it and go on with the brew?