Yeasties!
July 21, 2005
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That’s what happens when the yeast that you use is really, really potent. I’ve got a 32oz starter of a moderate strength wort in a 64oz growler, and the yeast was fermenting so actively that it completely filled the container with krausen† and spilled over into the airlock!
I have never, ever had a yeast do this… For what it’s worth, this was with a single vial of White Labs‘ WLP530 – Belgian Abbey Ale yeast. Per the description, it appears that this is also used in two of the six remaining Trappist breweries.
Hmm, I’m not so sure how well that’ll pair with a berry hefeweizen, but I guess we’ll see…
†Krausen: Yeast-laden foam which is created on the top of a beer as it is actively fermenting.
“Krausen” literally means “ruffles” in German. ;-)
Wow…you just impress me more and more with each batch. :) That is too cool!
:P Thanks, but it’s too bad it’s not all good.
Hopefully this will be…
Mmm… Berry Wheat… I think it’d be a Berry Hefeweizen. I think. :)