Hi everyone,
Last week I stepped up a few bottles of Bell's and ended up with a 1L starter wort in a growler. I intermittently shook it over a few days, but knowing that I wouldn't be brewing, I put it in the fridge. I have two questions.
1. How can I confirm that I have activity? It's sort of hard to tell from the brown bottle. I think I see a yeast layer, and there was some bubbly activity, but...
2. Do I need to make another starter for brewing, or should I just bring to room temperature, decant, and pour in? I'm making a pretty big beer (1.085), but only about 3.5 gallons of it. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Last week I stepped up a few bottles of Bell's and ended up with a 1L starter wort in a growler. I intermittently shook it over a few days, but knowing that I wouldn't be brewing, I put it in the fridge. I have two questions.
1. How can I confirm that I have activity? It's sort of hard to tell from the brown bottle. I think I see a yeast layer, and there was some bubbly activity, but...
2. Do I need to make another starter for brewing, or should I just bring to room temperature, decant, and pour in? I'm making a pretty big beer (1.085), but only about 3.5 gallons of it. Any thoughts?
Thanks.