I made a starter last night, chilled it, then pitched the Wyeast packet into it (had taken it out of the fridge far enough ahead, and 'smacked' it) and got the stirplate going. This is my first starter with one of the X stirbars. I also placed o-rings on all four legs of it, so that it wouldn't make as much noise. When I got home tonight (less than 24 hours later) it was done. This is also the first time I've used one of the foam stoppers (made/sold to be used in flasks with starters). So, it could have gotten much more oxygen into the starter than my previous starters (used the sanitized foil to cover those). Either way, I'll be chilling it starting tonight, so that it's ready to pitch tomorrow night.
I'll be using my 5L flask for the next starter (in 2-4 weeks) since I'll be making an old ale and want to use just one yeast packet. I'll probably make it another day earlier so that I can give it enough time to settle before it into my other flasks (a 2L and 3L) so that I can cold crash them and extract as much yeast as possible.
I would advise getting a 3# bag of extra light DME to make starters with. I would also seriously advise getting/making a stirplate and either get a flask (or a couple of them) or get glass jars that will work with the stirplate. You'll be able to make smaller starters that will finish much faster if you do.
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