m1k3
Well-Known Member
I just made up 5L of 1.034 wort (using 1# DME). I'll be done brewing a 15 gallon batch tomorrow in about 16 hours.
I am going to pitch 1 White Labs vial of WLP001 into the starter.
Can I expect 100 billion cells to turn into 300 billion cells (like the chart in the Yeast book)?
Is 16 hours long enough? (I could wait to pitch, if needed).
I plan to pitch a pack of dry Nottingham in 1 of the 3 buckets and then split the WLP001 Starter into the other 2 buckets. Or do you thing I'll get enough growth to pitch the 5L starter into all 15 gallons. (The planned OG of the beer is 1.052) I have several packets of Nottingham and don't mind doing a side by side comparison with the WLP001.
Should I crash and decant the spent wort? Or can I pitch 2.5L into a 5 gallon batch? I don't think the starter will be done fermenting... maybe it's better just to pitch it at high krausen.
MrMalty.com says I need 364 billion cells for just 10 of the gallons. That supports my plan of pitch 5 gallons with Notty.
Your thoughts?
I am going to pitch 1 White Labs vial of WLP001 into the starter.
Can I expect 100 billion cells to turn into 300 billion cells (like the chart in the Yeast book)?
Is 16 hours long enough? (I could wait to pitch, if needed).
I plan to pitch a pack of dry Nottingham in 1 of the 3 buckets and then split the WLP001 Starter into the other 2 buckets. Or do you thing I'll get enough growth to pitch the 5L starter into all 15 gallons. (The planned OG of the beer is 1.052) I have several packets of Nottingham and don't mind doing a side by side comparison with the WLP001.
Should I crash and decant the spent wort? Or can I pitch 2.5L into a 5 gallon batch? I don't think the starter will be done fermenting... maybe it's better just to pitch it at high krausen.
MrMalty.com says I need 364 billion cells for just 10 of the gallons. That supports my plan of pitch 5 gallons with Notty.
Your thoughts?