Greetings,
Quick question...I did up my first yeast starter last night around 8pm and was planning on brewing a saison today, probably pitching around 1pm. I made the starter with 150 grams of DME/1500ml of water, pitched the yeast from the smack pack, and stirred it frequently before hitting the proverbial hay (maintaining sanitary conditions and using a sanitized foam rubber stopper). I was wondering if it was alright to pitch the entire contents of the flask into the primary, or should I chill it while I'm brewing, let it come back to room temp, then decant the liquid and pitch the slurry? I'm thinking I should have created the starter earlier, but I'm flying to DC tomorrow and need to brew today.
Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/criticisms/rants appreciated.
Quick question...I did up my first yeast starter last night around 8pm and was planning on brewing a saison today, probably pitching around 1pm. I made the starter with 150 grams of DME/1500ml of water, pitched the yeast from the smack pack, and stirred it frequently before hitting the proverbial hay (maintaining sanitary conditions and using a sanitized foam rubber stopper). I was wondering if it was alright to pitch the entire contents of the flask into the primary, or should I chill it while I'm brewing, let it come back to room temp, then decant the liquid and pitch the slurry? I'm thinking I should have created the starter earlier, but I'm flying to DC tomorrow and need to brew today.
Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/criticisms/rants appreciated.