I am planning back to back brew days and I will be using the same yeast for both brews. I was wondering the best way to make a starter for both. Would I make one giant starter and split it, or would i split the yeast at the start and make two starters that way? I wonder how either one of these choices would change my brewing schedule...
Creating a starter from one packet for 2 batches of beer
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DubbelDach
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If it's a "packet" as in dry yeast... No need for starters, and they're like $2 each... Why not buy two?
If it's a Wyeast "packet", then I'd smack it and let it do it's thing, then pour it all into one starter to step up. Split it after it's built up and ready to rock.
If it's a Wyeast "packet", then I'd smack it and let it do it's thing, then pour it all into one starter to step up. Split it after it's built up and ready to rock.
Brewmasters Warehouse
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I would do one starter and then pitch half in each batch. That would save the time and effort of 2 separate starters. If you did break it into 2 starters then you would have to give it more time to step up to pitching cell counts due to the split.
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