ShiftySal
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Please help me solve this mystery.
So I brewed an IPA on Saturday evening and forgot to make a yeast starter for the yeast I am reusing. I realized this half way through the brewing process, so I went ahead and made a starter during the mash rest. After finishing the hop boil, I cooled the wort down to proper yeast temps, racked it into a sanitized fermenter and sealed it off with an airlock. My plan was to let it sit overnight and pitch the yeast the next day.
Well that was Saturday....I wasn't satisfied with the starter on Sunday (took forever to get it going), and decided to pitch the yeast on Monday. Well I come home from work on Monday, and Lord and behold, the fermenting vessel was bubbling with wort in the air lock. WTH? Why is it bubbling, I did not pitch the yeast? Is it residual yeast from past brews? Wild yeast? Bacteria? I pulled the airlock off, and it appeared that there was yeast on the bung. I went ahead and pitched the yeast I was reusing anyways, but I have a bad feeling about the final product of this beer. Any ideas?
So I brewed an IPA on Saturday evening and forgot to make a yeast starter for the yeast I am reusing. I realized this half way through the brewing process, so I went ahead and made a starter during the mash rest. After finishing the hop boil, I cooled the wort down to proper yeast temps, racked it into a sanitized fermenter and sealed it off with an airlock. My plan was to let it sit overnight and pitch the yeast the next day.
Well that was Saturday....I wasn't satisfied with the starter on Sunday (took forever to get it going), and decided to pitch the yeast on Monday. Well I come home from work on Monday, and Lord and behold, the fermenting vessel was bubbling with wort in the air lock. WTH? Why is it bubbling, I did not pitch the yeast? Is it residual yeast from past brews? Wild yeast? Bacteria? I pulled the airlock off, and it appeared that there was yeast on the bung. I went ahead and pitched the yeast I was reusing anyways, but I have a bad feeling about the final product of this beer. Any ideas?