Yeast starter looks kind of strange

[Derp]

I made a starter last night and when I woke up this morning it looked different than the other 4 or 5 I've made in the past. I'm used to seeing a somewhat homogeneous-looking, cream-colored flask of yeasty goodness whirling away on the stir plate (and that's what it looked like for the first couple of hours after I made it) but this morning I saw a somewhat clear, beer-ish liquid with clumps of stuff whirling about. I used Wyeast 1968 (London ESB Ale) and didn't bother smacking it because I was in a hurry, so I suppose there could be a problem with the yeast. I guess I'll still pitch it but I'm a little worried.

The yeast was a little clumpy when I pitched it into the flask. I didn't recall seeing that before but I figured it had something to do with not smacking the pack.

Am I worrying for nothing?

 

[Captain_Bigelow]

That sounds usual. Some of those British yeasts are a little different.

I made a starter with a Whitbread 1099 recently and it took a good 2 days for anything to happen with the starter.

 

[stevo155]

If it's like the White labs 002, this is normal. Very flocculant stuff. It should be fine ( mine with the 002 worked perfectly).

 

[Kahuna]

Wyeast describes this as an "extremely flocculant" yeast. Wait to you get it in the carboy, THEN you will see some chunks flying around.

http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=22

 

[Got Trub?]

I use 1968 a lot. It turns into "cottage cheese". RDWHAHB.

GT

 

[Derp]

I use 1968 a lot. It turns into "cottage cheese". .

Thanks for the info, everyone. I didn't realize that the physical appearance of different strains of yeast could be so different.