Aerating Starter?
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Travestian
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Simple shaking of the starter is enough ever so often if you don't have a stir plate. If you do have a plate then the aeration is done for you while the yeast do their thing.
flars
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Aerating with an aquarium pump would work better. To much pure O2 can be detrimental to the yeast.
I think a stirplate for $50 is a bargain when it comes to propagating yeast. I just turned 2 vials in a 1G starter into a huge amount of slurry, can't wait to pitch them into my DIPA.
A reasonable O2 injection in a starter, if you aren't stirring, is a good option, though. I personally do starter / stirplate, then O2 injection pitched into proper temp wort. I get wonderful fermentations.
A reasonable O2 injection in a starter, if you aren't stirring, is a good option, though. I personally do starter / stirplate, then O2 injection pitched into proper temp wort. I get wonderful fermentations.
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