Hi Everyone,
Making the good old Average NEIPA, had a pack of London Fog and made a 1.5L starter. I somewhat ran into what I though might be dead yeast. Didn't see much activity in the airlock (yes I use one after 24 hours). I don't have a stir plate to I just swirl it every so often. I got a yeast ring and the starter was a milky yellow after 48 hours. I feel like it was just slow so I pitched anyways as it was my last pack.
Didn't see much activity until 12 hours. Then it was a little. At 24 hours it was like bigger chunks floating around so it was off, but slow. I only had maybe .5L of headpsace and normally that's guaranteed blowoff...Finally around day 4 it picked up with mild blowoff and now on day 8 it's finally slowing down.
Anything I need to be worried about or should look for? I fermented at 65 (temp controlled).
Making the good old Average NEIPA, had a pack of London Fog and made a 1.5L starter. I somewhat ran into what I though might be dead yeast. Didn't see much activity in the airlock (yes I use one after 24 hours). I don't have a stir plate to I just swirl it every so often. I got a yeast ring and the starter was a milky yellow after 48 hours. I feel like it was just slow so I pitched anyways as it was my last pack.
Didn't see much activity until 12 hours. Then it was a little. At 24 hours it was like bigger chunks floating around so it was off, but slow. I only had maybe .5L of headpsace and normally that's guaranteed blowoff...Finally around day 4 it picked up with mild blowoff and now on day 8 it's finally slowing down.
Anything I need to be worried about or should look for? I fermented at 65 (temp controlled).
