Step a Starter or Go Whole Hog?

tokolosh · Feb 7, 2009

I just picked up a stir plate on the cheap ($25) and made a starter with it - - 1pt H20 & 1/2 cup DME. This amount looks terribly small in a 1L flask. I was planning on stepping the starter another 2-3 times, but it kind of seems like a waste of time. Couldn't I just start with more wort and not worry about stepping?

What do you do?

david_42 · Feb 8, 2009

I never step a starter. If I need a heap of yeast, I'll brew a small beer & pitch the big beer on the cake.

TexLaw · Feb 8, 2009

You shouldn't need to step up if you are only going for a liter or two.

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reim0027 · Feb 8, 2009

david_42 said:
I never step a starter. If I need a heap of yeast, I'll brew a small beer & pitch the big beer on the cake.

I don't have the equipment to make a "small" beer. I only have a 1L flask for making a regular starter, and equipment for making 5 gallon batches. If I needed, say, a 2 or 3L starter, could I just use my 5 gallon primary for that? Or is there a minimum size needed to make the starter in that size of primary?

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