Kershner_Ale
Well-Known Member
I'm getting ready to brew a Vienna lager. Never tried it before. My buddy suggested making a big starter. At least one gallon, he suggested two gallons even. Since I've always done my starters in a 1/2 gallon growler I was wondering if I could just make a starter in a carboy, decant, then put the lager wort right on top of the slurry? One concern I had is 2 gallons of starter in a 6 gallon carboy leaves lots of air space. Is that a problem or would there be plenty of fermentation activity to give off CO2 and purge O2 from the carboy?
Thanks,
Jeff
Thanks,
Jeff