chainsawbrewing
Well-Known Member
can i make a really, really thick/high gravity starter, like for example use triple or quadruple the amount of DME as i usually do, and then add a whole smackpack into it, let it ferment, then let all the yeasties settle to the bottom, pour off the liquid from the top, then make another super high gravity wort, pour the multiplied yeast on top of that, repeat, maybe two or thrree times, and get a ****load of yeast, then split it up to many different vials for future usage, and use one vial for a new, normal gravity starter, and brew like usual?
is it possible to make a starter too high gravity, so that the yeast won't know what to do with it? i'm just thinking that the higher the gravity of the starter wort, the more the yeast will multiply, is that correct?
i know all the usual washing, putting wort on top of yeastcake in a primary, and i've done both. but washing yeast is kind of a hassle, and to me, it would be easier to "grow" the yeast before i ever use it to brew anything.
thanks,
brian
is it possible to make a starter too high gravity, so that the yeast won't know what to do with it? i'm just thinking that the higher the gravity of the starter wort, the more the yeast will multiply, is that correct?
i know all the usual washing, putting wort on top of yeastcake in a primary, and i've done both. but washing yeast is kind of a hassle, and to me, it would be easier to "grow" the yeast before i ever use it to brew anything.
thanks,
brian