Did my starter grow?

[David_Trucks]

I know it's hard to tell from the pic, because it's in a 1 gallon jug. I pitched a Wyeast smack pack into a 1 liter starter. I was expecting more, but maybe there's a lot there and it just doesn't look like it because of the large jug? I plan to do another step because it's for a 1.073 IPA. The smack pack had a manufacture date of mid January.

Edit: maybe it's a 2 liter starter. I have a difficult time with numbers...

 

[Brauer]

I know it's hard to tell from the pic, because it's in a 1 gallon jug. I pitched a Wyeast smack pack into a 1 liter starter. I was expecting more, but maybe there's a lot there and it just doesn't look like it because of the large jug? I plan to do another step because it's for a 1.073 IPA. The smack pack had a manufacture date of mid January.

It's hard to tell from the pic because there isn't one.
What was,the gravity of,your starter?

 

[David_Trucks]

Ah, yes. I'm an idiot. I was aiming for 1.040. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1425444287.774878.jpg

 

[aviator01]

Looks like a decent amount of yeast cake on the bottom. Pitch it and forget it.

 

[David_Trucks]

Thanks. I'm just tired of under pitching, wanting to do this right.

 

[JLeuck64]

You have more yeast than what you started with ( ; I would decant off the top layer as much as you feel comfortable then stop. Swirl up the rest to get the yeast layer off of the bottom, then pitch it all in.

 

[David_Trucks]

Went ahead with a second step and got this as the final product. Seems like plenty now.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1425618376.870617.jpg

Again, this is in a 1 gallon jug, although it is a little misleading, as the jugs' center is raised a bit, so the yeast isn't level across the bottom.

 

[schematix]

How long was it sitting before you took the pictures?

 

[Gavin C]

Decant the spent wort and check its gravity. It should. Be very dry if the yeast has grown fat and multiplied. Looks good in the pic BTW. Dark but I'm guessing that's the flash on the camera.

 

[David_Trucks]

It was sitting only for a few hours. The darkness is because of the pics. I still thinks it's enough, but I don't have a stir plate and work long days so the shaking is few and far between at times.

 

[olotti]

It's ok that's alot of yeast spread throughout a bigger vessel. Think of what's in a smack pack or white labs tube and yeah you've got plenty. Just looks smaller because of the larger surface area in the gal jug. I use the same for my starters and what in there now would prob fill a couple white labs tubes.

 

[olotti]

Here's a pick of my hefe yeast after only 30 hrs using the shaking method. Now it's cold crashing for brew day Tomm. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1425705324.155151.jpg