I made my first yeast starter last night and can't see much action this morning, so I think I may have a problem - figured I'd avoid starting a new thread and just add to this one.
You can see the 'progress' after 8 hours in the attachments below.
Details of starter:
2L water (boiled to 1.5L)
200g DME
~1/16tsp Wyeast nutrient
1 pack of Wyeast liquid yeast (2124)
SG: I didn't expect to lose so much water in the boil, so now the
SG is 1.048 (instead of target 1.040).
Pitch temp: Slightly high.. may have been
26°C
Working temp:
21°C temp controlled in fridge.
Flask being constantly
stirred @ 800RPM
Yeast manufacture date:
3/12/13 (viability ~26%)
I was expecting some bubbles/frothy stuff - is this reasonable to expect with a stirred starter? If so..
Could the elevated SG and nutrient be too much for the low amount of yeast?
Is the volume too large for that population of yeast?
Is it just moving slowly? Not at all?
Should I buy another pack of yeast to pitch?
Thanks to anyone who can help.