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This. Always making a starter, always gives you the chance to make a better beer. Pretty much, if you're asking if you should, then you should. All we are saying, is give yeast a chance!

Mine came in at 1.052 last night too. I'm still dialing my system in, so I only got about 62% efficiency. The 1056 is bubbling away at 63F in the ferm chamber now. Looking forward to this one in a few weeks!

Thanks Yooper! I'll let you know how it turns out. Decided against the FWH and the 30 minute addition. Going with more late additions instead.

Not totally sure. It shouldn't be too different, 1056 is pretty clean. I'm planning to ferment around 62, so it should bring out a bit more of the citrus from the yeast to go with the hops. I just mashed in right at 154 on this. I'm hoping for a good one here!

Also, I though FWHing was supposed to take from the aroma/finishing hops without upping the IBUs much, but Beersmith calculates it almost like a bittering charge.

I'm about to take my stab at this. LHBS only had 2 oz of Cascade's though. Still a bit of a noob, so I was hesitant to change things on the fly. I've heard so much about Simcoe, I thought I'd give that a shot. I have 2oz of the Cascade, 2oz of 12% Simcoe and about a half oz of Centennial at...

Might as well count me in too!

About to bottle my 1st batch +5gallons =3918