I'm pretty new to homebrewing but have been reading alot. My cousin asked me if he could brew with me to try it out. I told him to purchase a extract kit online and that I would help him. He purchased an imperial stout with a OG of 1.1 but only purchased one vial of White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001. I know with higher gravity worts you need to pitch more yeast. It didn't seem like this was enough. If I make a starter a few days before will I have enough viable cells? I tried the mrmalty calculator but was a little confused. I don't have any aeration equipment or a stir plate. Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.