Yeast Starter Tempurature

Hello all,

I have made my second yeast starter last night for tomorrows brew of a Belgian Ale. Does this starter need to stay at room temperature while it is going? It is on a stir plate and is very noisy and not enjoyable to listen to. I wanted to put it in the garage but it is in the 40's in there. Not sure if you need to keep this close to the same pitch temp or not. Any suggestions would be great. Thank You

 

You want the starter close to your cooled wort temp. As with any yeast, too cold and they go to sleep and won't kick off strong - too hot and, well,...it's lights out for our little friends. Keep at room temp and you should be fine.

 

Why is it so noisy, anyhow? You don't need a crazy fast vortex. Slow and constant will work. The stir plate serves to keep yeast suspended in the starter.

 

Thanks FuzzyIguana, That is what I thought. Just wanted to check as others in the house are not enjoying this process. lol

 

Not sure. I have started turning it down so it does not have such a strong vortex going. will see if that helps. Thanks for the info

 

Welcome.

 

For your next brew you can avoid all the noise if you plan ahead. Starters with no stirring (occasional shake when you walk by) will get you nearly the same cell count but will take another day to do so according to a study by Woodland Brewing. http://www.woodlandbrew.com/2015/02/yeast-starters-stirred-vs-not.html