Never seen yeast foam this much!

[mhsisk]

So I was brewing a stout this afternoon and rehydrated a packet of Nottingham. I primed it with a bit of sugar and this is what it looked like by the time I was ready to pitch!

I was excited to have such healthy yeast, but slightly worried it was going to overflow and make a huge mess. It turned out fine, though, and I can't wait to see how the beer does. This was my first time using Nottingham, is it usually this insane? In previous batches I've seen maybe half an inch of foam, if that.

 

[RM-MN]

Nottingham is an aggressive yeast and you shouldn't feed it sugar as it needs to be forced to eat the malt sugars, not table sugar. Next batch just rehydrate and pitch.

 

[myndflyte]

If you're going to prime with anything, use DME. Also, unless the dry yeast is old, you probably don't need to prime, just rehydrate.

 

[The_Bishop]

Don't prime rehydration water. Not necessary.