FlapjackAM
Well-Known Member
So, I was going to just let this ride because I'm sure it's fine, but my natural anxiety got the better of me, so here I am. I made a 2L starter, California ale WLP001, last night and it turned into a volcano. Looks like this is pretty common so I just let it ride. But I was losing so much down the sides I decided to just drain .25 liters to make a tiny bit more room.
Now I'm wondering if I just dumped all the krausen and way more active yeast than I should have. It's still very milky, plenty in suspension, and a little has begun to accumulate at the bottom; if I just dump the whole thing tomorrow should it be good enough? Can't be less than the liquid vial I started with. The other problem was I just didn't give my starter enough time to do it's thing and chill; I may still dump another .25 right before I pitch if it looks like it's settled some.
Oh, I'm making a 1.064 OG IPA. I'm perfectly willing to just go buy another pack; I've taken the foil off of the starter more than is probably recommended too.
Advice?
Now I'm wondering if I just dumped all the krausen and way more active yeast than I should have. It's still very milky, plenty in suspension, and a little has begun to accumulate at the bottom; if I just dump the whole thing tomorrow should it be good enough? Can't be less than the liquid vial I started with. The other problem was I just didn't give my starter enough time to do it's thing and chill; I may still dump another .25 right before I pitch if it looks like it's settled some.
Oh, I'm making a 1.064 OG IPA. I'm perfectly willing to just go buy another pack; I've taken the foil off of the starter more than is probably recommended too.
Advice?