chrisedjohn
Active Member
I'm planning on brewing this Saturday and will make a starter in the next few days. It's my first lager and I want to make sure I pitch the right amount. The yeast I will use came from a friend who works at a local brewery. They brewed back in December - so it's about 1.5 months old. When I first got it, I washed with sterilized water and put into a few mason jars, about 6 grams slurry in each. The calc from Mr. Malty tells me that with a harvest date of early december, I'd need 387 billion cells, or 614 ml of yeast.
If I just make a big 2 liter starter a few days before from one of these jars, do you guys think that'll do it? Should I start with several jars into the starter? Is there any way for me to approximate how many billions of yeast cells I'd have if I made an X sized starter?
My volume will be about 5.75 gal of 1.048 wort to ferment at 50 F for 3 weeks before lagering in the 30s for 3 more.
Thanks for any experience you can share with me!
If I just make a big 2 liter starter a few days before from one of these jars, do you guys think that'll do it? Should I start with several jars into the starter? Is there any way for me to approximate how many billions of yeast cells I'd have if I made an X sized starter?
My volume will be about 5.75 gal of 1.048 wort to ferment at 50 F for 3 weeks before lagering in the 30s for 3 more.
Thanks for any experience you can share with me!