I used my first yeast starter this week on an IPA with an OG of 1.070. It was a success and fermentation started quicker and more vigorously than normal. Anyways, I know yeast starters are typically recommended for beers with an OG over 1.060. I was just wondering if it would hurt to use them on every beer? Or is there a danger of over pitching with some of the lighter beers?
Do Yeast Starters Ever Hurt?
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FuzzeWuzze
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Use Mr Malty's calculator(Google it) to determine how much you need to pitch based on a predicted OG. I dont think you can really harm anything by doing a simple 1L starter for every beer, bigger beers you may need to do more.
It is possible to screw up a starter and have it hurt the brew. eg not sanitizing well and pitching infected slurry. Making way to big of a starter and significantly overpitching. Making a small starter of dry yeast.
If you are using a calculator and have good sanitation practices, a starter is pretty much always a good idea for liquid yeast.
If you are using a calculator and have good sanitation practices, a starter is pretty much always a good idea for liquid yeast.
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Not to hijack this thread, but if you are using a Wyeast Liquid Pack, is it still a requirement to use a starter? What is the ratio that is needed? I am using a Wyeast pack for the Pumpkin Ale and the OG of it is right around 1.060.
Thanks!
Thanks!
itsernst said:
Www.yeastcalc.com
Go to this site, plug in the numbers for your beer and date on pack and it will calculate the size of the starter required
FuzzeWuzze
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Yes on infections, your starter is a mini beer...treat it as such and sanitize everything like you would a normal brew.
