ChandlerBang
Well-Known Member
I got some WLP300 Hefe yeast from the LHBS today that is super old. It was the only hefe yeast he had... I don't want to wait till I can get an order from somewhere else... yada, yada... And he gave to me for like three bucks...
I have (2) 5 gallon batches that I want to use this yeast for next weekend, here is what I'm going to do.
1 liter starter straight from the vial. I used 85 grams of light DME in ~850 ml of water. I think I read the 10 to 1 thing on MrMalty, but I don't know how to calculate the actual OG.
If the yeast is viable, I'm going to split it and do the same size starter for each of the two spits again towards the end of the week. Or I have a jar big enough to just do a 2 liter starter and roughly split that into the buckets when ready. Thoughts?
MrMalty says I need a 1 liter starter (stirplate) for each batch ~1.051 OG.
And is there a resource somewhere that explains yeast growth in starters a little better than the general conversations on here? Like how starting amounts of yeast, OG of starter wort, wort volume, all affect total growth? Stuff like that.
TIA
I have (2) 5 gallon batches that I want to use this yeast for next weekend, here is what I'm going to do.
1 liter starter straight from the vial. I used 85 grams of light DME in ~850 ml of water. I think I read the 10 to 1 thing on MrMalty, but I don't know how to calculate the actual OG.
If the yeast is viable, I'm going to split it and do the same size starter for each of the two spits again towards the end of the week. Or I have a jar big enough to just do a 2 liter starter and roughly split that into the buckets when ready. Thoughts?
MrMalty says I need a 1 liter starter (stirplate) for each batch ~1.051 OG.
And is there a resource somewhere that explains yeast growth in starters a little better than the general conversations on here? Like how starting amounts of yeast, OG of starter wort, wort volume, all affect total growth? Stuff like that.
TIA