JohnnysBarIsIt
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I've heard that makeing a yeast starter is a good thing to do. but i was wondering do i need to make one useing a stir plate ar there other ways? And is there such a thing as haveing to much yeast cells in the wort?
No you can not add too many yeast cells.
Yes you can over pitch. However as someone else said it is very unlikely in the home brew world. The way most home brews over pitch is by pitching on to a cake of yeast from another brew. Essentially making a 5 gallon starter, use a pitch rate calculator to get an approximation of the size of starter you need for the brew you plan to make and that way you will be getting it right and not wasting DME or under pitching. Mr Malty is the most popular Yeast Calc tool out there however there are lots of them and a little reading on the subject will show you how to calculate your numbers yourself.
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