Recent content by 4Corners2Rise

@El Caro. That is exactly what I was looking for. Thankfully there are people like you who can still outperform search engines.

did you steep the grains differently to ensure that you kept the temperature steady while the sugars formed? All-grain needs a separate steep to allow the sugars to form. Your previous extract kits w/ specialty grain have pre-converted grains. Using fresh grain you need to steep differently...

That makes sense, I guess I was thinking of stepping them both up again to increase the counts. What I am hearing from both of you is that there is no need to go through the washing process though. Just grab some sanitized jars and split the starter.

Well I only have one Erlenmeyer Flask, so I guess I didn't think about dividing the pack in to 2 starters. I suppose, to simplify, I could just pour half of the starter in to a fridge jar and pitch the other half in to the wort. Skip the washing process and just put half of it to sleep for a...

I am looking to brew 2 different recipes (5 GAL ea.) in the next few weeks and I intend to use the same yeast strain for both of them. I currently have one smack pack of said yeast on hand. I will pitch a starter, and am wondering if I can "wash" the yeast from the starter rather than waiting...