1st Starter....does it look right?

[Rockindaddy]

This is my first starter. This picture was taken 11 hours after making it. Shouldn't there be fermentation activity or should it all be settled like shown? Thanks.

 

[RUNningonbrew]

Looks like there is fermentation activity, I would swirl it around whenever you get a chance, but overall it looks good

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Yup, looks normal.

 

[Malty_Dog]

Yep, that's a krausen on top.

 

[phuff7129]

You should shake it intermittently to try to keep the yeast suspended in solution.
Also looks very small for a starter. How big of a brew are you planning.

 

[Rockindaddy]

You should shake it intermittently to try to keep the yeast suspended in solution.
Also looks very small for a starter. How big of a brew are you planning.

I'm brewing a 5 gallon batch of Belgian Blonde. The jar is about 6" x 6" wide with about 2 1/2" of volume in the bottom. I started with 2 cups of water, 1/2 cup DME and poured in a small mason jar of washed White Labs 400 from a previous batch..

 

[phuff7129]

You should be fine. It's was hard to tell the size from the picture.