Snow Globe Starter

[Niederhofer]

I built a starter yesterday with 1L of water, 1 cup of Extra Light DME and a pinch of yeast nutrient. Added two vials of White Labs English Ale Yeast WLP002, and today it looks like a snow globe. I am attaching pics, but it is hard to tell. Is this normal? I have never seen such large clumps of yeast...

 

[azscoob]

WLP002 is a crazy flocculating yeast, it clumps together and drops like a stone when it is done fermenting.

What you are seeing is perfectly normal for that strain.

BTW, WLP002 (or Wyeast 1968) is my favorite yeast for most all of my English ales, it is amazing stuff!

 

[Niederhofer]

WLP002 is a crazy flocculating yeast, it clumps together and drops like a stone when it is done fermenting.

What you are seeing is perfectly normal for that strain.

BTW, WLP002 (or Wyeast 1968) is my favorite yeast for most all of my English ales, it is amazing stuff!

Cool, Thanks. I'm using it for a Stone Ruination Clone. I've just never seen anything like it.

 

[Haasobrew]

I did a stone ipa clone and made a big starter like that with wyeast 1968 and it took off like a rocket after I pitched it. Blew up in my fermentation freezer. Ka-boom krausen everywhere. Blew lid off my ale pail. It was amazing, turned out to be absolutely delicious. Best batch I ever made.
Just a warning, keep an eye on that stuff. And a little extra alcohol booster goes nice in those hoppy beers. I got my kit from Austin home brew supply and opted for their 1% booster pack, just sugar I believe.
Good luck and cheers

 

[JLW]

I would most definitely use a blow-off valve

 

[bolts]

I love this yeast because it's so easy to tell when the start is ready --- it makes a snow globe