hollywoodbrew
Well-Known Member
I have a maibock on deck for friday and I wanted to check with the community about my starter strategy. So, here's the rundown:
Batch:
Maibock Lager WLP833 (prod. 01/11)
1.072 OG
6 Gallons
Equipment:
2 Liter Flask
5 Liter Flask
DIY Stirplate
Using Mr Malty, it assumes I'm starting with 76 billion good cells. The calculator claims I'll need 586 billion cells. This would be a 3 liter starter with 4 packs (300 billion cells). To get the initial 300 billion cells from 76 billion, I would first need a primary 3 liter starter.
So does that sound right? A 3 liter starter, decant and pitch into another 3 liter starter? It's tricky working out two-step starter in mr malty, but I think I could do a 2 liter into a 4 liter and be in the same ball park.
Also another variable to consider is my stirplate can whirlpool 2 liters, but that about the limit. I figure with all the chilling and decanting, I'll need to begin the starter today to be ready to pitch friday night.
Batch:
Maibock Lager WLP833 (prod. 01/11)
1.072 OG
6 Gallons
Equipment:
2 Liter Flask
5 Liter Flask
DIY Stirplate
Using Mr Malty, it assumes I'm starting with 76 billion good cells. The calculator claims I'll need 586 billion cells. This would be a 3 liter starter with 4 packs (300 billion cells). To get the initial 300 billion cells from 76 billion, I would first need a primary 3 liter starter.
So does that sound right? A 3 liter starter, decant and pitch into another 3 liter starter? It's tricky working out two-step starter in mr malty, but I think I could do a 2 liter into a 4 liter and be in the same ball park.
Also another variable to consider is my stirplate can whirlpool 2 liters, but that about the limit. I figure with all the chilling and decanting, I'll need to begin the starter today to be ready to pitch friday night.