I am in the process of inventing a high gravity barleywine recipe and was wondering about yeast. From the recipe i found they used 3 packs of safale s-04 just rehydrate and tossed in the bucket. Does this sound right? It is just skipping the starter stage by adding the 3 packs, right? will this be enough for a 1.105 OG brew or will I have to add more later to help get the gravity down? Should I make a starter anyways to make the yeast stronger for this high gravity exposure? thanks for any help. Hoppy Holidays!!