harebearva
Well-Known Member
Hi all. I'm getting ready to do my first ever starter with WLP-002 for a Pre-prohibition pilsner lager. Mrmalty says I need a 1 liter starter and I've just finished building my stir plate so I'm ready to go. Brew day is Saturday but I probably won't pitch until either late Saturday or Sunday once I get my wort chilled to 50 degrees.
I'm gonna make my starter on Thursday and let it ferment on the stir plate for 24 to 36 hours, or whenever I think primary fermentation is over, then chill it in the fridge until I pitch. My theory is that my starter should come out of the fridge at about 40 degrees. I will decant and let it warm up to about 48 and then pitch into what is hopefully about a 48-50 degree wort. I think it's gonna take me over night to get the wort down to those temps.
I have brewed one other lager that I used Saflager yeast pitched warm then chilled. It did goos, but I want't to see if pitching slightly below fermentation temp works better.
Some questions I have, Should I still do a D-rest even though I pitched cold, just for assurance, and Should I decant before or after warming?
If you have any thoughts or suggestions on the process or the D-rest, I'd be grateful to hear all.
Thanks,
~hare
I'm gonna make my starter on Thursday and let it ferment on the stir plate for 24 to 36 hours, or whenever I think primary fermentation is over, then chill it in the fridge until I pitch. My theory is that my starter should come out of the fridge at about 40 degrees. I will decant and let it warm up to about 48 and then pitch into what is hopefully about a 48-50 degree wort. I think it's gonna take me over night to get the wort down to those temps.
I have brewed one other lager that I used Saflager yeast pitched warm then chilled. It did goos, but I want't to see if pitching slightly below fermentation temp works better.
Some questions I have, Should I still do a D-rest even though I pitched cold, just for assurance, and Should I decant before or after warming?
If you have any thoughts or suggestions on the process or the D-rest, I'd be grateful to hear all.
Thanks,
~hare