Another newbie question that has probably been asked a thousand times on here..
I've been hearing things about "pitching rates" and "starters" and all kinds of alternative ways to pitch your yeast. I've only got a couple brews under my belt, but I've just pitched the whole vial by itself into the wort and haven't had any issue thus far.
I guess my question is, what exactly are pitching rates, and why is it preferable over just dumping the vial as it comes?
I've been hearing things about "pitching rates" and "starters" and all kinds of alternative ways to pitch your yeast. I've only got a couple brews under my belt, but I've just pitched the whole vial by itself into the wort and haven't had any issue thus far.
I guess my question is, what exactly are pitching rates, and why is it preferable over just dumping the vial as it comes?