I'm getting ready to brew a 5 gallon extract kit of Belgian Ale (OG 1.060) and it came with 1 XL pack of Wyeast Belgian Ardens Liquid yeast. I've never used liquid yeast before and I am thinking I need to make a starter. I used Mr. Malty's pitching calculator and it tells me this:
# of Yeast Cells needed (in billions): 219
# packs needed without a starter: 2.3
# of packs needed with a starter: 1
# of liters of starter required: 2.43.
Now, does this mean I make a 2.43 liter starter (DME, boiled water) with my 1 pack of Wyeast liquid yeast??? I was planning on heading to the LBHS tonight to get a 2000ml erlenmeyer flask, some DME, an airlock, etc, but do I need something bigger or am I reading this wrong?
This is only my third batch. It will be 5 gallons and the Wyeast pack is 2 months old.
Thanks,
FG12351
# of Yeast Cells needed (in billions): 219
# packs needed without a starter: 2.3
# of packs needed with a starter: 1
# of liters of starter required: 2.43.
Now, does this mean I make a 2.43 liter starter (DME, boiled water) with my 1 pack of Wyeast liquid yeast??? I was planning on heading to the LBHS tonight to get a 2000ml erlenmeyer flask, some DME, an airlock, etc, but do I need something bigger or am I reading this wrong?
This is only my third batch. It will be 5 gallons and the Wyeast pack is 2 months old.
Thanks,
FG12351