WLP800, caught starter just in time...

[apache_brew]

This is my first time using this yeast. I picked up a very fresh pack for a 12 gallon Czech Pilsner I plan on brewing this coming weekend. I made a 4L starter to begin with and noticed a healthy 2" krausen on that first round. Last night, I stepped up that decanted yeast onto the next (round 2) 4L starter and went to bed. 6 hrs later I woke up to this nearly blown over slurry. Caught it just in time to add a couple drops of fermcap. "Note to self on adding fermcap before going to bed." My wife already tolerates me using counter space for yeast starters, if I made a mess, I could get banned from the kitchen...

 

[cubalz]

That is some mighty healthy yeast! You are going to have a nice fermentation.

 

[Vale71]

You should try that with continuous aeration. You'd quickly learn the value of fermcap.
BTW you do realize that by just decanting and doing another 4L starter you're not really stepping up anything?

 

[apache_brew]

You should try that with continuous aeration. You'd quickly learn the value of fermcap.
BTW you do realize that by just decanting and doing another 4L starter you're not really stepping up anything?

I guess I have no way of refuting that because I don't have a microscope to count my yeast. However the yeast calculator I use indicates growth on this round. I agree that if I were to do another round (which I still will with a vitality starter on brew day), there will hardly be any growth.