I made a one liter starter last friday night but then life got in the way and I was not able to brew on Sunday as planned. So I have left the starter in the closet and it has fermented out nicely. It's been in there for one week.
I plan on brewing this sunday. I can go three ways as I see it. Which one seems best. I am brewing a simple 1.052 OG Irish Red Ale.
Should I:
1) Just pitch starter as is
2) Refrigerate starter, decant and pitch just the yeast and trub
3) Step up the starter and get the yeast out of bed prior to pitching
4) Do something else that I'm not thinking of
If choice 3 is chosen, I have never stepped up a starter. Do I decant the beer and add fresh wort? Or do I add fresh wort to the starter as is?
Thanks in advance
I plan on brewing this sunday. I can go three ways as I see it. Which one seems best. I am brewing a simple 1.052 OG Irish Red Ale.
Should I:
1) Just pitch starter as is
2) Refrigerate starter, decant and pitch just the yeast and trub
3) Step up the starter and get the yeast out of bed prior to pitching
4) Do something else that I'm not thinking of
If choice 3 is chosen, I have never stepped up a starter. Do I decant the beer and add fresh wort? Or do I add fresh wort to the starter as is?
Thanks in advance