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I've read in here if you build a larger yeast starter, say about 2 liters, that the liquid (beer) in the starter should be mostly decanted & discarded prior to pitching the slurry from the bottom. I read that this is due to the bad taste of the beer in a bigger starter.
If you used extra light DME to make your starter in the first place why bother decanting the liquid? Especially if my target OGs are usually low from expected.
What makes the beer from the starter "taste bad"? The same DME is used in many recipes so why would it adversely affect the taste of your batch?
The reason I ask this question is that after using small starters for the past 3 batches & pitching the whole thing I had great results with quick starting & vigorous fermentations.
Most recently I used a bigger starter and decanted a majority of the liquid off the top and pitched the slurry and my fermentation seems very weak this time compared to what I'm used to seeing. I've lightly swirled the fermenter a couple of times to try & get more activity over the past few days. I wonder if it would have taken off better had I not decanted the beer from the 2L starter and pitched the whole thing.
If you used extra light DME to make your starter in the first place why bother decanting the liquid? Especially if my target OGs are usually low from expected.
What makes the beer from the starter "taste bad"? The same DME is used in many recipes so why would it adversely affect the taste of your batch?
The reason I ask this question is that after using small starters for the past 3 batches & pitching the whole thing I had great results with quick starting & vigorous fermentations.
Most recently I used a bigger starter and decanted a majority of the liquid off the top and pitched the slurry and my fermentation seems very weak this time compared to what I'm used to seeing. I've lightly swirled the fermenter a couple of times to try & get more activity over the past few days. I wonder if it would have taken off better had I not decanted the beer from the 2L starter and pitched the whole thing.