propush
Active Member
Greetings!
Thanks for giving attention to my post.
I have made a starter in order to attempt to brew from my WLP530 (Belgian ale), which is about 1 year and 8 months old.
The starter is not perfect - the temp is about 20c, and it came out 1.05 and not 1.04. I do have a stir plate.
Now, it has been about 3 days, and I did measure gravity - and it is 1.04. So something is alive in there. I do not see krausen (some foam is there, but that can be the stir plate and sticky wort). I -MAY- be smelling this sweet smell which I think is the smell of WLP530 based on my experience with beers which use it. But maybe I am just imagining.
My question is - is there a way to tell if this is in fact WLP530, wild yeast or bacteria?
Any input will be much appreciated!
Thanks for giving attention to my post.
I have made a starter in order to attempt to brew from my WLP530 (Belgian ale), which is about 1 year and 8 months old.
The starter is not perfect - the temp is about 20c, and it came out 1.05 and not 1.04. I do have a stir plate.
Now, it has been about 3 days, and I did measure gravity - and it is 1.04. So something is alive in there. I do not see krausen (some foam is there, but that can be the stir plate and sticky wort). I -MAY- be smelling this sweet smell which I think is the smell of WLP530 based on my experience with beers which use it. But maybe I am just imagining.
My question is - is there a way to tell if this is in fact WLP530, wild yeast or bacteria?
Any input will be much appreciated!