I made a 2L starter on my stirplate and turned it off yesterday so it would settle to decant and brew today. When I got home I was surprised to find all the yeast floating at the top, very little at the bottom.
Its like a SOLID mass of yeast. Like a 1.5" plug in the stopper neck. I rock it and it jiggles like jello. I cant even pour the starter wort out without poking a hole in it or something. I didnt snap a pic with the top off cause I didnt want it exposed too long, but its a solid layer on top. Blocks any flow of wort. Its WY1318, which IME makes a big krausen so im wondering if thats the case
I took out the stopper for a second to smell to see if it smelled sour or vinegary, but it was a yeasty as ever so Im not thinking infection. Any ideas what I should do to try and pitch this tonight? I also need to harvest a bit to keep in my fridge. I could like literally spoon this into a jar..
Its like a SOLID mass of yeast. Like a 1.5" plug in the stopper neck. I rock it and it jiggles like jello. I cant even pour the starter wort out without poking a hole in it or something. I didnt snap a pic with the top off cause I didnt want it exposed too long, but its a solid layer on top. Blocks any flow of wort. Its WY1318, which IME makes a big krausen so im wondering if thats the case
I took out the stopper for a second to smell to see if it smelled sour or vinegary, but it was a yeasty as ever so Im not thinking infection. Any ideas what I should do to try and pitch this tonight? I also need to harvest a bit to keep in my fridge. I could like literally spoon this into a jar..