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I have had krausen at the top for a long time....10-12 hrs now. Seems like too long. Was going to brew today, but want to make sure its good. Smells good.

Made a small starter with wyeast Belgian Wit......1L starter....100g LME. After 18-20 hrs it still has the "cake" on top. I have it on a stirplate. LME used was old but always in fridge. The "cake" has been on top for some time. Is it ok? Suggesstions? Going to pitch in a beer w/ OG of 1.053...

Typos corrected! I was on a treadmill! Lol. Wow Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

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Fold a couple towels and lay/drap over lid and wrap with a blanket. It'll be good, I use same equip & have to heat once max. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Great. You folks are great! Appreciated!

I'm sorry, I was talking about the starter. What temp do I want the wort to be when pitching? I had read the you want the yeast to get acclimated to temps close to what you'll pitch them at.

My initial fermentation temp is going to be mid 50s. I've read where you want to pitch your starter as close to that as possible. That seems difficult. Would seem more difficult to keep it at that temp. Thoughts? Pitch cooler and allow to rise? Thx

So I could do a 3L with 300g of dme and should be good! Thx for help all!

I have a 1 gallon jug I can use. I forgot! Crap! So I can go up to a gallon. Been too long since I've brewed!!! So I could let'er rip a lil bigger.

Ok great! Thanks a bunch!

Ok. 2 Liter starter. Yes a lager.

Yes. Have a stir plate. If go 1L starter, how much DME?

Havent brewed in a while....trying a shiner bock clone. OG around 1.053ish. I have a Wyeast smackpack and a 2 liter flask. Brewersfriend calc says I need bigger than 2 liter, cant hardly believe this. Made heavier lagers/starters with this flask. Smack pack is 1 week old. I'm confused as to how...

Gotcha thanks. I know its a light style. But I can drink more of it than the real thing. Not as rich.