If I make a starter, I have no stirplate can I put an aquarium pump line in and just areate in place of a stir plate? Keeping it sanitary of course with foil over the top. The bubbling taking place of the stir plate?
Yeast starter question 2
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tally350z
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Yes
beerkrump
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You will need an inline filter and make sure you have a way to clean and sanitize the air stone.
LynnHomeBrewer
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I just brewed two different beers using a yeast starter on both. You can swirl bottle or flask around to rouse the yeast and aerate. Both starters were different yeast and after I pitched the starters I got furious fermentation within 10 hours.
LynnHomeBrewer
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I swirled bottle often. Every couple hours when I remembered to
LynnHomeBrewer
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You want your starter to have an OG of 1.04. It gives yeast enough sugar to replicate healthy yeast. I usually use 60 oz. of water and 1/3 lb. of DME
I made my starter with 1/2 cup of DME and 1litre of water. Covered with foil and gently swirled for 3 days. Put in fridge, took it out on brew day decanted most of the wort, pitched into my carboy and had very active fermentation in under 12 hours...
