Wyeat Lambic blend question

[mattbrew83]

Im curious about this yeast and if anyone had the same thing happen…I brewed up a batch 7 lbs 2 row 3 lbs flaked wheat and pitched wy lambic blend…I got a massive blow off and probably lost half of the yeast in the process…anyway i was replacing the sanitizer in the blow off bottle and the yeast was like lard or shortening or better yet bacon grease after it cools and solidifies…Is this normal? its pretty damn trippy

[nighthawk]

http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter8-2-2.html

A head of foamy krausen will form on top of the beer. The foam consists of yeast and wort proteins and is a light creamy color, with islands of green-brown gunk that collect and tend to adhere to the sides of the fermentor. The gunk is composed of extraneous wort protein, hop resins, and dead yeast. These compounds are very bitter and if stirred back into the wort, would result in harsh aftertastes. Fortunately these compounds are relatively insoluble and are typically removed by adhering to the sides of the fermentor as the krausen subsides. Harsh aftertastes are rarely, if ever, a problem.

Not likely that you lost half of the yeast.

Your description of the Krausen sounds normal.

[mattbrew83]

[quote=“Nighthawk”]http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter8-2-2.html

A head of foamy krausen will form on top of the beer. The foam consists of yeast and wort proteins and is a light creamy color, with islands of green-brown gunk that collect and tend to adhere to the sides of the fermentor. The gunk is composed of extraneous wort protein, hop resins, and dead yeast. These compounds are very bitter and if stirred back into the wort, would result in harsh aftertastes. Fortunately these compounds are relatively insoluble and are typically removed by adhering to the sides of the fermentor as the krausen subsides. Harsh aftertastes are rarely, if ever, a problem.

Not likely that you lost half of the yeast.

Your description of the Krausen sounds normal.[/quote]

No i was not talking about krausen on top of the beer…i was talking about what made it into my blow off jug was like bacon grease…it almost clogged my sink when i dumped it out to replace sanitizer