Quick starter help - brown bits, infected? Pitching in an hour!

[DonnieZ]

Took my starter out of the fermentation chamber and it looks like this. Lots of brown bits floating around in there.

It was an OYL-006 (equivalent to WLP007/1098) yeast packet into 1.5L of about 1040 starter wort with a teaspoon of so of yeast nutrient.

It tastes slightly sour, maybe more lager "crisp" like, but I don't know what starters usually taste like. I've made starters before and ive never seen these brown bits floating throughout.

Pitching in an hour or so. Any help appreciated!

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[LLBeanJ]

Bits of krausen. It's fine. As far as the sour taste, that's normal, as long as it's slight. It shouldn't be overwhelmingly sour, just a hint of sour due to the low OG of the wort.

 

[DonnieZ]

Thanks. A buddy came over and set me at ease as well.

I've just never seen so much brown stuff floating around in the starter. Oh well, hopefully that + 1 pack of liquid yeast is enough to battle my 1090 wort!