Bad Yeast?

[Joe_Guitar]

I just did a starter for my yeast, 1/2 cup dme & 4 cups of water, cooled it to 65, and pitched my yeast. Yeast was white labs wlp001 cali ale yeast.

So a day later, I see some stuff that looks like bad milk in your coffee in the flask on my stir plate.

Is this bad yeast?

 

[brewbama]

You might read up on how to make a starter. https://www.morebeer.com/articles/yeast_starter

 

[Joe_Guitar]

You might read up on how to make a starter. https://www.morebeer.com/articles/yeast_starter

I've made quite a few starters & have not seen this "curdled milk" thing going on.

I wasn't asking how to make a starter, just wondering if anyone has seen this before. And if the yeast is bad.

 

[Joe_Guitar]

repeat....

 

[Joe_Guitar]

Repeat....

 

[glick]

Sounds like it could be infected

 

[Revvy]

Different yeast produce different types of krausens... including some we call "krausen CURDELS" that look like spoiled milik. Fermentation is ugly and stinky, even when it's normal...

AN "Infected" would forma a pellicule, NOT look like that.

One thing in these instances that always helps, is to actually post pictures of what you're concerned about.

 

[Joe_Guitar]

Different yeast produce different types of krausens... including some we call "krausen CURDELS" that look like spoiled milik. Fermentation is ugly and stinky, even when it's normal...

AN "Infected" would forma a pellicule, NOT look like that.

One thing in these instances that always helps, is to actually post pictures of what you're concerned about.

Revvy - yep, it was just an ugly yeast. I could see the krausen in the flask, googled some pics of curdled yeast; so figured everything was ok. You're right, should have posted a pic....

At any rate, I brewed yesterday, pitched the curdled yeast and that batch is fermenting big time.

Thanks