I'm new to starters (tried my second one today). I made a couple of mistakes but I'm hoping I can simply do another starter with the same yeast. Tell me what you think.
I did a 1.040, 1000 ml start with a stir plate, but I used a airlock. I went back to double check with Mr. malty that I'd done everything right and realized I deprived the yeast of proper gas exchange by locking out ambient air. I also realized I'd forgot to add some yeast nutrient. All of this was after I took it off the stir plate, decanted to a sterilized jar, and refrigerated for later use. Assuming I don't have a contamination problem, is there any reason I can't let the yeast fall out and form a nice cake at the bottom of the jar, and do a new starter tomorrow, decanting the wort, using some nutrient and loosely covering the bottle with sanitized foil?
Johnny B
I did a 1.040, 1000 ml start with a stir plate, but I used a airlock. I went back to double check with Mr. malty that I'd done everything right and realized I deprived the yeast of proper gas exchange by locking out ambient air. I also realized I'd forgot to add some yeast nutrient. All of this was after I took it off the stir plate, decanted to a sterilized jar, and refrigerated for later use. Assuming I don't have a contamination problem, is there any reason I can't let the yeast fall out and form a nice cake at the bottom of the jar, and do a new starter tomorrow, decanting the wort, using some nutrient and loosely covering the bottle with sanitized foil?
Johnny B