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I'm getting ready to make my starter. The OG for the brew will be around 1.07. When I enter the numbers into Mr. Malty's pitch rate calculator, he says that I need 2 smack packs for this one. I only have 1. Any Ideas on how big of a starter I should make with just my 1 smack pack. I Have a 2000 ml flask with a stir plate and the date on the yeast is april 15th 08

Thanks

Beerthoven

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I think Mr. Malty meant that for pitching into a 1.070 beer use 2 smack packs or make an appropriate starter.

I make starters by boiling 1 cup of DME in 1 qt of water for 10 minutes, cooling to pitching temp, and adding the contents of the smack pack. I've never made a starter any bigger than this, even for beers bigger than 1.070.

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