NickThoR
Well-Known Member
I can't seem to find great info on the process of stepping a starter, so i have a few questions.
Planned beer is a lager with a planned OG of 1.058, using Wyeast Munich Lager 2308. Most yeast calcs say i need 450bil or so cells, and 600bill or so attainable with a stir plate, 2l starter, and a 2l step ( id like to overbuild and save some as well)
-Should I make a 2l starter, then after 24hrs crash, decant, and add another 2l or wort to it?
-Should I make 2l starter in a gallon jug ( i have a 2l Erlenmeyer and a few gallon jugs), then after 24 hrs add another 2l of wort?
-One big 4L starter in the gallon jug?
-Another method i don't know of? lol
for each method, once finished stepping i assume i could crash, decant, save 1/4 of it for the future, then pitch the remaining 3/4.
Thanks!
Planned beer is a lager with a planned OG of 1.058, using Wyeast Munich Lager 2308. Most yeast calcs say i need 450bil or so cells, and 600bill or so attainable with a stir plate, 2l starter, and a 2l step ( id like to overbuild and save some as well)
-Should I make a 2l starter, then after 24hrs crash, decant, and add another 2l or wort to it?
-Should I make 2l starter in a gallon jug ( i have a 2l Erlenmeyer and a few gallon jugs), then after 24 hrs add another 2l of wort?
-One big 4L starter in the gallon jug?
-Another method i don't know of? lol
for each method, once finished stepping i assume i could crash, decant, save 1/4 of it for the future, then pitch the remaining 3/4.
Thanks!