Is this normal for a saison starter?

[JrBeerGut]

I've never had a starter look this way. Its a smack pack, saison 3711 I believe.

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[Hanglow]

looks fine to me

 

[beergolf]

Looks normal to me.

 

[BGBC]

3rd for normal

 

[JrBeerGut]

Perfect, thank you. Time to make a beer.

 

[m00ps]

saison yeasts have a wide range of variability in their behavior IME. Some flocculate very well, some stay cloudy. One I have is as clumpy as dumpling soup, another makes a starter that looks like a snow globe

side note: how do you not know what yeast is in your starter???

 

[JrBeerGut]

I know its saison, just couldn't remember the number. French saison 3711 it is as I thought.

 

[serum]

Does anyone else find that you barely get a krausen with 3711?

 

[m00ps]

The one I have going right now barley had any. Although most things I put straight onto the stirplate never get a ton of krausen, but this one I was skeptical that it was even going for the first few days