I am going to be making my second batch with a liquid yeast today and just want to be sure I have enough for a good fermentation since I was not very successful last time.
I purchased a tube of the White Labs WLP001 California Ale yeast and pitched it to a starter wort yesterday. The directions say that the yeast can be pitched directly into a 5 gallon batch as long as the OG is less than 1.070, but my estimated OG is 1.075 so I made the starter.
I know this should be sufficient, but the first time I made a yeast starter I saw a lot more yeast on the bottom of my starter jar so I am a bit uncertain if this will suffice or if I should try building the count more. I would normally just add more wort and give it another day, but I don't have time to brew the rest of the week.
So my questions are : Is my starter maybe just not ready to be pitched? If not, should I buy another tube of the yeast and pitch that as well to be safe? I don't mind spending the extra $7 if it will be helpful.
I purchased a tube of the White Labs WLP001 California Ale yeast and pitched it to a starter wort yesterday. The directions say that the yeast can be pitched directly into a 5 gallon batch as long as the OG is less than 1.070, but my estimated OG is 1.075 so I made the starter.
I know this should be sufficient, but the first time I made a yeast starter I saw a lot more yeast on the bottom of my starter jar so I am a bit uncertain if this will suffice or if I should try building the count more. I would normally just add more wort and give it another day, but I don't have time to brew the rest of the week.
So my questions are : Is my starter maybe just not ready to be pitched? If not, should I buy another tube of the yeast and pitch that as well to be safe? I don't mind spending the extra $7 if it will be helpful.