I used 1/2 cup DME 1300ml water. boiled about 15-20 minutes (boiled down to 1000ml). I have it on an unheated stir plate. Not much is going on with the starter, no krausen. This is my first starter with a stir plate. My house is about 65 degrees.
How long has it been on the stir plate? 65 degrees should be warm enough, but warming it up a bit will speed things up.
I usually don't get a krausen with my starters, just a patch of bubbles that spins around the whirlpool in the center. If that happens overnight I miss seeing it completely.
ok, thank you.If you turn of the stir plate it shouldn't take too long to see the layer of yeast settling out.
When I decanted it the smell improved. It seems good. I am calling this beer "Lesson Red". New equipment, not a perfect mash.The sulfur smell is probably just from the somewhat low temperature.
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