Starter vessel question

[baudler]

According to Mr. Malty, I need to make a 3.3l starter for my brewday this Sunday. I will be making the starter tonight with two packs of 1968 London. No stir plate, so int shaking.

My question is about what vessel to use. 3.3l is almost a gallon, so I know a 1gal jug is too small. Can I make a 3.3l starter in a 6.5 gal glass carboy? Or should I buy another 1gal glass bottle and just do 2, 1.65 L starters since I have 2 smack packs?

 

[theredben]

Both ideas work great. Whichever one sounds best to you.

 

[baudler]

I made 2, 2l starters. One has yeast made 1/12/11 which Mr Malty says is 67% viable - it was pretty chunky pouring it out. The other has yeast made 2/2/11 which is 82% viable. Based on my new yeast knowledge - this is my first starter, I'm pretty sure this will cover my 1.090 Imperial IPA. I think it will produce around 350 b cells total. This yeast stuff is pretty interesting. I'm looking forward to my brews improving on a count of properly and efficiently using yeast.