Yeast starter overflow

[FireEmt37]

I used a stir plate with my yeast starter for the first time. It was fine all day yesterday but I awoke to an overflow. It blew the foam stopper off and lost about 1/8 cup probably just krausen. I'm pretty sure it's still good to pitch today during brewing. Someone please confirm for me lol.

 

[JB_Brewing2]

That's not as bad as one of my early ones. Still good. Instead of a stopper, I use some sanitized aluminum foil.

 

[RedlegEd]

I used a stir plate with my yeast starter for the first time. It was fine all day yesterday but I awoke to an overflow. It blew the foam stopper off and lost about 1/8 cup probably just krausen. I'm pretty sure it's still good to pitch today during brewing. Someone please confirm for me lol.

Hi. Yes, a whole bunch of the little yeasties perished, but as Carl Sagan would say, "there are billions and billions more where they came from." So unless you're pitching a really big ale, or a lager cold, you should be fine. Ed


ETA: +1 on the sanitized foil.

 

[FireEmt37]

I have replaced the stopper with foil for now