OK... few more questions then...
cold crash:
>>Purpose here is to have the live yeast settle back to the bottom of the fermenter ???
Decant:
>>Purpose here is to remove the alcohol from the enviroment and supply a fresh supply of sugar???
Larger 2nd starter:
>> first starter is...
OK...
so I've just taken a 2.5 year hiatus from brewing... which means the $150 I have in ingredients are now... well... old.
The main topic here is the yeast: so: its Whitelabs Belgium ale yeast... expired 2010... kept refrigerated.
On Monday night we made a yeast starter (3/4gal...