Is this starter OK

BrewsnBass

I'm getting ready to brew Jamil's Christmas spiced beer, and have a question about the starter.  Using the pitching rate calculator, I figured that I need 2 vials of WLP013 in a 2.7L starter.  So I made it, pitched the yeast, and basically saw nothing happen.  no kreusen, nothing.  this morning (~36 hours after pitching) I thought the starter looked really cloudy, now (~48 hours after pitching) it maybe looks less cloudy.  My question is, did this actually work?  I realize that this is a fairly small starter for 2 vials, so is that why I didn't really see any activity?  'Cause I'm not 100% confident in my LHBS's yeast turnover.  Any thoughts?

Bub

a.  Check the gravity
b.  man up and get on with it you sissy.
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disco

I've had starters do their krausening and what not overnight and never saw anything but a thin layer of foam in the morning.  It seems likely that that would happen with 2 vials in 2700 ml.
I second Bub's advice.

boise_brewer

I am almost always impressed by the lack of krausen on my starters, especially compared to my full batches.

Got-Trub?

Stick it in the fridge after 48-72 hours and watch all those yeast you can't see now settle out into a creamy layer on the bottom, decant and ptich...

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