yeast starter - hot break?

[trubador]

I am making my first yeast starter, in a flask on the stove, one liter water, 1 cup DME. Boil for 15 minutes, cool, pitch yeast into starter.

i plan on pitching the entire thing into a 5 gallon batch of wort on Sunday. Does it matter that I will be pitching the hot break from the starter into the wort?

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Nope! The break material will be minimal, and it should settle into the trub layer with little to no noticeable effect. RDWHAHB!

 

[trubador]

Nope! The break material will be minimal, and it should settle into the trub layer with little to no noticeable effect. RDWHAHB!

Sounds like good advice!

Thanks.

Another question, <I'm not worried, I am just curious, is there supposed to be a large krausen in the flask? I have plenty of yeast activity, and a light foam on surface, but no big krausen.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Sometimes starters go nuts with plenty of krausen, other times they just do what you describe. As long as there is activity, your starter is probably effective.