1st time starter made with spraymalt question

[jampot]

I made my first starter this eveing using light spray malt. As the wort came to the boil the frothing crept up my conical flask, I noticed this created a rather dirty residue within the froth. What can this be? The conical was clean. I live in a hard water area, Could it be water scale burning on the inside of the flask or just something the spray malt does when boiled? Just worried it could contaminte the starter etc...

 

[pittsy]

silly question , did you add the yeast then boil ?if yes you killed it , if not i wouldn't worry about it . what yest was it btw out of interest and liquid or dried ?

 

[jampot]

Ha no, yeast was added after cooling to 20 degs (liquid)

 

[Mark1964]

i dont understand are you saying you boiled wort in a conical flask or boiled spraymalt??

 

[jampot]

100g spraymalt to 1 ltr water mixed then boiled to make a 1040 wort.

 

[Good Ed]

It's just break material from the spraymalt, nothing to worry about.

 

[Mark1964]

I see we boil the spray malt in a pan for 10 mins 300g spray malt to 1.5 litres of water then cool the pan full of malt tip into sterile flask cool to 20 degrees add yeast, but never had any dirty residue left over etc. Anyway there shouldn't be break material in spray malt.