Hi all
I am trying to harvest yeast from a Westmalle Dubbel and have some questions.
The yeast / dregs of the bottle that I swirled out into a 1.040 DME starter was a dark brown colour.
My starter is sitting at 21C in my fermentation fridge
I am getting what looks like soft goop yeast settling on the bottom of the starter BUT it is a very dark colour. Not the usual creamy yeast colour I am used to. If i swirl up the starter the starter clears up if let undisturbed and the dark sediment settles back to the bottom.
I am getting slow growth of the yeast / sludge after the third step up of my starter so don't feel confident that it is year rhat is growing.
My questions:
1- do you get dark coloured yeasts?
2- will a DME starter clear and settle without fermentation happening?
Thanks in advance
I am trying to harvest yeast from a Westmalle Dubbel and have some questions.
The yeast / dregs of the bottle that I swirled out into a 1.040 DME starter was a dark brown colour.
My starter is sitting at 21C in my fermentation fridge
I am getting what looks like soft goop yeast settling on the bottom of the starter BUT it is a very dark colour. Not the usual creamy yeast colour I am used to. If i swirl up the starter the starter clears up if let undisturbed and the dark sediment settles back to the bottom.
I am getting slow growth of the yeast / sludge after the third step up of my starter so don't feel confident that it is year rhat is growing.
My questions:
1- do you get dark coloured yeasts?
2- will a DME starter clear and settle without fermentation happening?
Thanks in advance