Vlar
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I've been searching for answers to this issue and I haven't had much luck so far.
Last night, I made a 1L starter with 105g of Extra Light DME. I noticed in the boil that I could see particulate all throughout the wort. It was very light in color, like the DME I was using, small like the tip of a ballpoint pen, all throughout the wort, and numerous!
At the time, I thought little of it, thinking it was some DME that had not yet dissolved, so I continued like normal. After cooling the starter before pitching, all that particulate settled to the bottom and the wort was clearer and lighter than normal. The particulate had mostly settled on the bottom in a 1/8-1/4" thick layer. I pitched anyways and the yeast is active so I'm not horribly worried about the yeast.
Any ideas on what could be causing this, and if I should be concerned? This is the same container as my last starter (cleaned), same water source, same DME, and same stove.
Last night, I made a 1L starter with 105g of Extra Light DME. I noticed in the boil that I could see particulate all throughout the wort. It was very light in color, like the DME I was using, small like the tip of a ballpoint pen, all throughout the wort, and numerous!
At the time, I thought little of it, thinking it was some DME that had not yet dissolved, so I continued like normal. After cooling the starter before pitching, all that particulate settled to the bottom and the wort was clearer and lighter than normal. The particulate had mostly settled on the bottom in a 1/8-1/4" thick layer. I pitched anyways and the yeast is active so I'm not horribly worried about the yeast.
Any ideas on what could be causing this, and if I should be concerned? This is the same container as my last starter (cleaned), same water source, same DME, and same stove.