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So the next beer i want to brew says i should use a yeast starter. I'ver that useing a stir plate and flask is the best way to make one. Anyone know where i can get a stir plate for a good price?
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JohnnysBarIsIt said:So the next beer i want to brew says i should use a yeast starter. I'ver that useing a stir plate and flask is the best way to make one. Anyone know where i can get a stir plate for a good price?
Scottkb said:I found an old lab stirplate/hot plate on eBay for like $50, like the ones found in a HS science class. Nice because u can actually keep the yeast at proper temp. A stir plate is not a necessity for doing a yeast starter, it just helps. A couple of things I've picked up doing them though:
Make sure to treat your water as you would for brewing. Clean, non softened water, at a proper pH that won't kill the yeast. A little yeast nutrient helps too, to round out any requirements not fully met by light DME. Keep the flask / vessel covered with a towel or something so that it does not get too much UV light, as most people will do this on a kitchen counter. Oxygenate, just like you would wort before pitching, and if you don't have a stir plate shake it up every so often. If you do use a plate, let the yeast rest for a while at some point, the stirring is great for oxygenation of the slurry and feeding, however reproduction occurs a little more when not being whirlpooled, also a good way to get a pretty solid cake so u can pour off some of the excess propagation wort and not affect the flavor of your beer too much. I've had ales start vigorously bubbling within 2 hours. That being said you may want to look up some posts on Blow-off tubes before you do this. Cleaning beer off your ceiling when the lid blows sucks, and often your batch is trashed from infection.
Good Luck! :mugs:
So the next beer i want to brew says i should use a yeast starter. I'ver that useing a stir plate and flask is the best way to make one. Anyone know where i can get a stir plate for a good price?
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