yeast starter

[avm221]

So I was going make a yeast starter but how much DME to water should I use?

 

[bdkelly]

A good rule of thumb is a 10:1 ratio, so for a 1 liter starter you'll want to use 100 grams of DME. Using metric for these makes it a ton easier.

 

[avm221]

I dont think need a that much what about 1pt of water/DME??

 

[avm221]

So for 16Oz of water 1.6 of DME??

 

[conneryis007]

I go for a starting gravity of my starter of between 1.03 and 1.04, depending on the style/time of starter/starter steps required. I almost always make it 1.04 and using this I have had my wort fermentation kick off within an hour!

 

[avm221]

Ill only be doing it for about 24hour too.

 

[bdkelly]

1L should be the minimum starter size, otherwise you won't get enough yeast (see http://www.mrmalty.com/starter_faq.php). 24 hours should be fine for the timing, though. That's my usual timing.

 

[avm221]

I did I 1pt starter most likly ill go 2x thst next time. But it worked out. Im thinking about harvesting yeast from a starter to save, could that work?

 

[fredthebaker]

I did I 1pt starter most likly ill go 2x thst next time. But it worked out. Im thinking about harvesting yeast from a starter to save, could that work?

Yes, I do it all the time. There are a bunch of posts on this.

 

[greenhaze]

A good rule of thumb is a 10:1 ratio, so for a 1 liter starter you'll want to use 100 grams of DME. Using metric for these makes it a ton easier.

+1
Slainte

 

[avm221]

I saw a,lot of posts of yeast washing but ill look again for large starter

 

[bdkelly]

Here's a good article for harvesting from a starter. Basically, you make a starter .5L larger than you need and decant off the extra. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/entries/yeast-harvesting-novel-approach.html

 

[Thursday88]

Here's a good article for harvesting from a starter. Basically, you make a starter .5L larger than you need and decant off the extra. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/entries/yeast-harvesting-novel-approach.html

I stumbled across that too. That's a good one and how I'm doing it.