I am making a 10 gallon batch of Ale with starting SG of 1.076. I should've purchased at least two White Labs vials, but only ordered 1. I need to brew by this weekend and don't want to pay extreme shipping charges to get another vial here so I have to try to make do.
I am considering a couple of options:
1. Make a large DME "beer" in my system (around 4 gallons) which I will add oxygen with a stone and ferment in my conical. Give a few days to settle down (2-3) and then use drain off the "beer" and add the fresh wort directly onto the previous yeast cake.
2. Simply make a standard 2000ml starter and pitch during high Krausening.
3. Make a 2000 ml starter and step it up by adding more DME every 12-18 hours or so. I have never attempted this. In the past I would always step up my starter by letting fermentation finish, cool in the fridge, decant and then add fresh DME, but I am in a bit of time crunch now.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I am considering a couple of options:
1. Make a large DME "beer" in my system (around 4 gallons) which I will add oxygen with a stone and ferment in my conical. Give a few days to settle down (2-3) and then use drain off the "beer" and add the fresh wort directly onto the previous yeast cake.
2. Simply make a standard 2000ml starter and pitch during high Krausening.
3. Make a 2000 ml starter and step it up by adding more DME every 12-18 hours or so. I have never attempted this. In the past I would always step up my starter by letting fermentation finish, cool in the fridge, decant and then add fresh DME, but I am in a bit of time crunch now.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!