jlatenight
Well-Known Member
Hi All, I bought a brewer's best "European Bock" kit. For a 5gal. batch they provide one 12g package of Brewferm Lager yeast. I just built a small ferm chamber so I can keep it at the right temp (this will be my first lager attempt). Should I rehydrate the yeast as the packet instructs and pitch, or would you make a 2L starter first (I have a stirplate). I've read you should pitch a lot of yeast for a lager, and 12g of dry yeast doesn't seem like enough to lager a 1.064 beer. However, I've read here you really shouldn't make a starter with dry yeast since it's packaged at the height of it's viability and a starter could "weaken" the yeast. What do you think?