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Will definitely have a blow off tube ready for future brews.

On my 4th batch. First three turned out good, but wanted to try a higher gravity IPA. This time I did a 2 liter Yeast starter and aerated the wort MUCH better. OG was 1062 and brewed in a 6 gallon fermentation bucket. Within 10 hours of pitching the yeast, the fermentation was going nuts...

Thanks!!! So, I could essentially "split" a smack pack between three different 2 liter wort starter jugs which would be roughly 33 billion cells into each one and I'd have, within 24 hours, 3 jars, capable of pitching three different 1060-70 OG 5 gallon bathces, right?

I'm no expert and have only done 3 batches of IPA, but have read a ton on it and what I learned is that using some plain corn sugar is very helpful to IPA as it keeps the malty sweetness down and helps give a dryer foundation for the hops to really jump off of. My batch with 1 1/2 pound of corn...

Let's say I want to grow a yeast starter with >200 billion healthy yeast cells perfect for pitching into 5 gallons of perfectly prepared wort ... So, let's assume I have 2 liters of starter wort prepared that is at the perfect OG for a starter and a stir plate to maximize conditions for the...

What would you guess is the approximate minimum number of yeast cells to pitch to a 2 liter starter wort with perfect SG to get to >200 billion when finished? This would assumbe using optimal stir plate system?

Haha ... the competition is FIERCE in Bend!!! :mug:

I live in Bend, Oregon which is home brew town USA ... I just started brewing this year. On my very first batch, an IPA, that ended up a lot more like a traditional Pale Ale, a friend who knows beer well said ... "That's the best home brew I had all year" ... I was pretty shocked.

GREAT info!!! So, if I'm understanding you correctly, it's not necessarily how many cells you start with in the new starter, it's how much liquid starter wort you use, right? If I put 30 billion yeast cells into a starter wart of 3 liters I'll get 3x as much new yeast cells as if I put those...

I'm about to brew only my 4th batch. I've decided to stick to IPA and Porters until I make one that is so good, I don't think I can improve it. Then maybe try a 9+ ABV bourbon stout.

Thanks ... great link. Maybe you know the answer to this. Let's say I start with a Wyeast smack pack that has 100 billion yeast cells in it. If I was to pour that yeast pack EQUALLY into three separate 2 liter jars of perfectly prepared starter wort, would I get more yeast cells for pitching...

Thanks! That's what I was hoping for.

Awesome site, been reading for weeks and just joined. Done 4 batches and did my first yeast starter on an IPA I cooked yesterday. My question is, is there any meaningful practical value to quickly cooling (ice water, fridge, etc.) the yeast starter wort after the 15-20 minute boil? I'm...

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Have been into home brewing now 4 months. Done 3 batches that all turned out a lot better than expected ... An IPA, IRA and Porter ... Just cooked up a new batch yesterday of a stronger IPA (hopefully) ... Have learned so much about building a bigger yeast starter, really oxygenating the...