Borneogoat
Active Member
I'm new'ish to liquid yeast and the amount of conflicting info on the web about starters is driving me in circles. I'd like to check my yeast plan for this weekend's brew with y'all.
I've got: Wyeast Activator 3787, Yeast Forge heated stir plate, 2L flask, light DME, yeast nutrients, O2 setup, and a Belgian Ale recipe of 1.061 OG.
1. Remove yeast pack from fridge and let warm to room temp.
2. Break internal pack and let the whole pack swell. How long? Hours, days? Temp?
3. Sanitize flask and make wort of about 1.040 with DME. Beersmith suggests about 1.75L in my case.
4. Add wort to flask. Should I add yeast nutrients? Should I add some O2?
5. Add yeast from swollen smack pack.
6. Start gentle stir and regulate temp. What temp? Same as my intend fermentation temp, around 68F?
7. Cover with foil and let her ferment away. About 24-48hrs?
8. Stop stirring just before pitching to fermenter with wort. Decant watery stuff, just use slurry at the bottom, right? I could pitch the whole thing, but I'm near the limits of my fermenter's capacity.
How does this sound, anything else?
Thanks in advance for the help...
I've got: Wyeast Activator 3787, Yeast Forge heated stir plate, 2L flask, light DME, yeast nutrients, O2 setup, and a Belgian Ale recipe of 1.061 OG.
1. Remove yeast pack from fridge and let warm to room temp.
2. Break internal pack and let the whole pack swell. How long? Hours, days? Temp?
3. Sanitize flask and make wort of about 1.040 with DME. Beersmith suggests about 1.75L in my case.
4. Add wort to flask. Should I add yeast nutrients? Should I add some O2?
5. Add yeast from swollen smack pack.
6. Start gentle stir and regulate temp. What temp? Same as my intend fermentation temp, around 68F?
7. Cover with foil and let her ferment away. About 24-48hrs?
8. Stop stirring just before pitching to fermenter with wort. Decant watery stuff, just use slurry at the bottom, right? I could pitch the whole thing, but I'm near the limits of my fermenter's capacity.
How does this sound, anything else?
Thanks in advance for the help...