Timeline for Yeast Starter blew out!
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| Apr 29, 2012 at 7:06 | comment | added | mdma | the yeast themselves don't specifically attack microbes, but rather they create a hostile environment for aerobic organisms, and one that is too acidic and alcoholic for most bacteria to thrive in. | |
| Apr 28, 2012 at 22:06 | comment | added | brewchez | I don't know if yeast themselves fend of other microbes, but the process of fermentation and the off gassing CO2 helps keep things from getting in there. | |
| Apr 28, 2012 at 11:21 | comment | added | HopHead73 | That's what I figured, but I always just like a little reassurance. This thing is a beast, 36hrs later and still good activity and huge head. They better be ready cause they are going into a 1.096 DIPA today | |
| Apr 28, 2012 at 9:08 | comment | added | mdma | the high concentration of yeast will fend off any other microbes, so the risk of infection is low. sound like you got a good healthy starter. | |
| Apr 28, 2012 at 0:00 | history | answered | Gustavo Del Castillo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |