barneyfife
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
No problems here, just curious as to why:
I made my first 11 gallon batch (always made 5 gallons), and i split it into 2 separate fermenters of 5.5 each. I pitched a 2 liter 3rd generation US-05 into 1 fermenter, and a new package of US-05 into the other.
The 2 liter starter was bubbling next day quite vigorously, and the new package nothing. The day after, still very vigorous on the 2 liter starter, and the new package was bubbling about once every 45 seconds.
It is now 4 days later, and the 2 liter starter is chugging along nicely, but the new package of US-05 has now volcanoed out through the blow off tube.
So my question is:
1:Why would the 2 liter starter, which started off very quickly, not require a blow off tube, when it was very vigorous to start, and the new package of US-05, which was slow to start, now is volcanoing out the blow off? Shouldn't the 2 liter starter be more active than the fresh package?
It was a cream ale/1.055 SG
Not a problem, but was just curious as to why one is more active than the other, when they are identical batches of the same volume.
Thanks,
Barney
No problems here, just curious as to why:
I made my first 11 gallon batch (always made 5 gallons), and i split it into 2 separate fermenters of 5.5 each. I pitched a 2 liter 3rd generation US-05 into 1 fermenter, and a new package of US-05 into the other.
The 2 liter starter was bubbling next day quite vigorously, and the new package nothing. The day after, still very vigorous on the 2 liter starter, and the new package was bubbling about once every 45 seconds.
It is now 4 days later, and the 2 liter starter is chugging along nicely, but the new package of US-05 has now volcanoed out through the blow off tube.
So my question is:
1:Why would the 2 liter starter, which started off very quickly, not require a blow off tube, when it was very vigorous to start, and the new package of US-05, which was slow to start, now is volcanoing out the blow off? Shouldn't the 2 liter starter be more active than the fresh package?
It was a cream ale/1.055 SG
Not a problem, but was just curious as to why one is more active than the other, when they are identical batches of the same volume.
Thanks,
Barney