I had never used a starter before, only pitched a vial of White Labs, no matter the OG. Never had a problem with stuck fermentation, but was wondering if my beers would be improved with a proper amount of yeast.
Imagine my surprise when Mr. Malty told me to pitch TWO vials of White Labs into my 2L starter for a 1.084 IPA, ostensibly 3X the cells I had been using previously. The owner of my local shop scoffed, as did a friend who routinely pitches 1/2 a vial into a starter to save $$.
1st question: Really?!?
2nd question: It looks like I should use the "Simple Starter" selection on the Mr Malty dropdown, correct? I shook it about 3 times, does that qualify for "Intermittent shaking". Perhaps a stir plate is in my future, as that would drop the # of vials down to 1.
Before you scoff, might I add that I won 1st place in an AHA Competition with underpitched beer...
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Imagine my surprise when Mr. Malty told me to pitch TWO vials of White Labs into my 2L starter for a 1.084 IPA, ostensibly 3X the cells I had been using previously. The owner of my local shop scoffed, as did a friend who routinely pitches 1/2 a vial into a starter to save $$.
1st question: Really?!?
2nd question: It looks like I should use the "Simple Starter" selection on the Mr Malty dropdown, correct? I shook it about 3 times, does that qualify for "Intermittent shaking". Perhaps a stir plate is in my future, as that would drop the # of vials down to 1.
Before you scoff, might I add that I won 1st place in an AHA Competition with underpitched beer...
:cross: