Yeast starters?

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brewawan

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I have just a quick question. I understand the benefits of yeast starters, and I'd like to try one for my next brew. But when do you really not need to do a starter?

I pitched a Edinburgh White Labs yeast for 60 Schilling Scottish Ale and I'm seeing good krausen, but are my yeasties working well enough? I put a blow-off tube on, but the krausen is no where close to the top of my carboy. Is the yeast working well enough?
 
Krausen won't tell you as it varies with the strain. If you do a five gallon batch that's under 1.040 you really don't need to worry about a starter, once you get over that you need to start thinking about it to hit ideal levels. Sure you can ferment out a 1.060 brew with a single pack of yeast, but just because you hit your FG doesn't mean you produced the best beer possible.
 
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