Pivzavod
Well-Known Member
I attempted to do my first attempt at harvesting yeast from a bottle. During a tasting last week I saved about 2oz of dregs from Ommegang Hennepin and pitched it into a small starter I made on Sunday at around 69F. I didnt see a sediment of yeast in the bottle but there had to be at least a little bit of critters. I left my flask double covered with a muslin bag to allow for more oxygen to come in contact with the wort. After about 30+ hours (when I came home the following day from work) there was some formation on the top of wort. I shook the flask and let it sit another day. 24 hours later there was still some formation on top but nothing like krausen. Now the whatever is growing inside has a distinct smell and its a medicinal smell, sort of like hospital smell of sanitizer or something similar. To me it smells more of medicinal than nail polish.
Is this overstressed yeast I am feeding or did I pick up some bugs? I never had this kind of smell from a brew and dont want to risk wasting a batch.
Is this overstressed yeast I am feeding or did I pick up some bugs? I never had this kind of smell from a brew and dont want to risk wasting a batch.