Ok, so my first ale is currently in the secondary fermenter and reading what I have on this forum I just hope it doesnt taste bad. My advisor may have given me some misleading information, but his has always tasted ok, so I hope it turns out.
Im gonna do a Kolsh next and then go for an Octoberfest beer, and keep reading about making a starter yeast.
Question is, can you make a starter yeast with dry yeast? All the examples I see are using liquid. Then I read somewhere else that you just pull some of the boiling wort out, cool it, add the dry yeast, let it sit for 30 minutes and add it to the cooled wort.
Im a bit confused on the topic and want my next 2 batches to be as perfect as I am capable of. On my first ale I just added the dry yeast to some warm water and then pitched it after 30 minutes. (per the instructions)
Thanks so much for all the great information, I kinda figured there would be a sticky on this somewhere, but im just returning tons of general converstation when searching.
Im gonna do a Kolsh next and then go for an Octoberfest beer, and keep reading about making a starter yeast.
Question is, can you make a starter yeast with dry yeast? All the examples I see are using liquid. Then I read somewhere else that you just pull some of the boiling wort out, cool it, add the dry yeast, let it sit for 30 minutes and add it to the cooled wort.
Im a bit confused on the topic and want my next 2 batches to be as perfect as I am capable of. On my first ale I just added the dry yeast to some warm water and then pitched it after 30 minutes. (per the instructions)
Thanks so much for all the great information, I kinda figured there would be a sticky on this somewhere, but im just returning tons of general converstation when searching.