On my 3rd batch.
Using a kit from Northern Brewer called Dead Ringer. Instructions say to make a starter yeast. So, here is what I did.
In the morning, I smacked the wyeast smack pack. by 4 pm it was fully inflated. Using a 1 liter glass flask, I filled it with 700 ml of water and brought to a boil. Added 1/8 tablespoon yeast nutrient and added 1/2 cup of liquid malt from the kit. boiled for 20 minutes. I put the flask in an ice bath and brought the temp down to 75 degrees. I shook the flask in order to get some O2 into it, but may not have shook enough. Then I pitched the yeast and put an airlock on. Then I put my 3 year old son's black harley davidson sweatshirt over the flask and placed it on the hutch.
Now, 2 days later, there is sediment on the bottom of the flask, much like in a carboy fermenter for a full brew. There is no krausen at all, just some bubbles, but, and I know this means nothing, the airlock is bubbling, just not vigorously like I am used to. My question is, is this normal? I was under the impression that even with a little starter like this I should get krausen. Is anything happening? and if it is fine, do I just pitch the entire contents of the flask into the wort, and not worry about airation?
Would rather get another smack pack than brew the full batch and find out the yeast is dead in the starter.
Using a kit from Northern Brewer called Dead Ringer. Instructions say to make a starter yeast. So, here is what I did.
In the morning, I smacked the wyeast smack pack. by 4 pm it was fully inflated. Using a 1 liter glass flask, I filled it with 700 ml of water and brought to a boil. Added 1/8 tablespoon yeast nutrient and added 1/2 cup of liquid malt from the kit. boiled for 20 minutes. I put the flask in an ice bath and brought the temp down to 75 degrees. I shook the flask in order to get some O2 into it, but may not have shook enough. Then I pitched the yeast and put an airlock on. Then I put my 3 year old son's black harley davidson sweatshirt over the flask and placed it on the hutch.
Now, 2 days later, there is sediment on the bottom of the flask, much like in a carboy fermenter for a full brew. There is no krausen at all, just some bubbles, but, and I know this means nothing, the airlock is bubbling, just not vigorously like I am used to. My question is, is this normal? I was under the impression that even with a little starter like this I should get krausen. Is anything happening? and if it is fine, do I just pitch the entire contents of the flask into the wort, and not worry about airation?
Would rather get another smack pack than brew the full batch and find out the yeast is dead in the starter.