So I just made a starter (for a blue moon clone) yesterday around 5PM, and I opened up my closet this morning and it has crept all the way up into the airlock. I've made a number of starters the same way and never had this happen. Should I be worried?
A few details:
-I used 6 tsp. of wheat LME and 1 pint of H2O.
-the yeast is WL Belgian Wit Ale 400
-I used vodka in the airlock
-it is bubbling every 10-15 seconds, so it must have slowed down
significantly already
-the foam is no longer pushing out the top, b/c I can see through the neck of the bottle easily
-there is a layer of sediment inside the airlock, and it's actually much thicker than the layer at the bottom of the bottle, and the liquid in the airlock is now light brown.
Also, there wasn't any liquid outside of the airlock, which makes me think that (a) the vodka was pushed out and evaporated very quickly, or (b) vodka has been sucked back into my starter.
Not too stoked about possibly having to drive to the LHBS for more yeast, but it might be a good excuse to buy more supplies, I guess. Thanks in advance for any advice, and sorry I wasn't able to upload a pic, but I'm not sure how to do it on here.
A few details:
-I used 6 tsp. of wheat LME and 1 pint of H2O.
-the yeast is WL Belgian Wit Ale 400
-I used vodka in the airlock
-it is bubbling every 10-15 seconds, so it must have slowed down
significantly already
-the foam is no longer pushing out the top, b/c I can see through the neck of the bottle easily
-there is a layer of sediment inside the airlock, and it's actually much thicker than the layer at the bottom of the bottle, and the liquid in the airlock is now light brown.
Also, there wasn't any liquid outside of the airlock, which makes me think that (a) the vodka was pushed out and evaporated very quickly, or (b) vodka has been sucked back into my starter.
Not too stoked about possibly having to drive to the LHBS for more yeast, but it might be a good excuse to buy more supplies, I guess. Thanks in advance for any advice, and sorry I wasn't able to upload a pic, but I'm not sure how to do it on here.