So I'm planning to do a partial mash Hefe next week. I've read that dry yeast wheat strains kind of suck, so this is also my first time using liquid yeast (I went with WLP300), and first time I'll need a starter. This stuff is considerably more expensive than I'm used to so I want to make the most of it.
Here's what I'm thinking: I make a 3L starter using wheat DME. When time comes to pitch, I shake it up to make sure all the yeast is back in suspension, and pour about 1/3 of it off into another container for future use. Then I just pitch the whole rest of the starter.
The way I figure it, there's not much point cold crashing and decanting the starter: 1) Because wheat yeasts don't flocculate well anyway, and 2) Since I'm using wheat DME as my starter base, it's not going to affect my full batch's flavour, it's just going to make up some of the dilution volume since I'm not doing a full boil.
Sound good? Anyone think of any problems here?
Here's what I'm thinking: I make a 3L starter using wheat DME. When time comes to pitch, I shake it up to make sure all the yeast is back in suspension, and pour about 1/3 of it off into another container for future use. Then I just pitch the whole rest of the starter.
The way I figure it, there's not much point cold crashing and decanting the starter: 1) Because wheat yeasts don't flocculate well anyway, and 2) Since I'm using wheat DME as my starter base, it's not going to affect my full batch's flavour, it's just going to make up some of the dilution volume since I'm not doing a full boil.
Sound good? Anyone think of any problems here?