Should I pitch my yeast

Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:16 pm

Ok... so I brew yesterday... I made an extra 2000ml of wort with my grains after my initial beer was going... and boiled that extra wort for 20 mins and put it in my Erlenmeyer flask... I put a stopper with a airlock on it... and was going to just pitch the yeast tonight...

When I went down tonight to pitch the yeast... I noticed that my wort in the flask had started to ferment...

Just to answer some quick questions.

1. yes I sanitized the flask, stopper & Airlock

2. it isn't fermenting vigorously... just had a little foam forming at the top and the airlock is bubbling once a minute or more...


SHOULD I PITCH MY YEAST AND TRY AND MAKE A STARTER?
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Re: Should I pitch my yeast

Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:03 pm

If my starter was already fermenting without the yeast no way in hell I would use that. I would start fresh.
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Re: Should I pitch my yeast

Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:04 pm

Definitely start from scratch, and you might want to consider your starter practices.

No joke... smell and if you're brave, taste your starter (The unpitched one). maybe even let if ferment out further. Let us know what you found....
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Re: Should I pitch my yeast

Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:52 pm

are you sure its fermenting? or just foamy from the transfer?
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