bringitonhome
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what's the purpose of a starter? Is it to introduce actively fermenting yeast into your wort so there is no lag time, or is it simply too add a large volume of yeast so that they don't have to do as much reproduction?
I made a 1/2 gallon starter but my brew day got postponed, so after fermentation was done, just put it in the fridge for two weeks. On brew day, i just decanted off the dme from the top and pitched the slurry into my wort.
Did i defeat the purpose?
I made a 1/2 gallon starter but my brew day got postponed, so after fermentation was done, just put it in the fridge for two weeks. On brew day, i just decanted off the dme from the top and pitched the slurry into my wort.
Did i defeat the purpose?