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I think I will wait 4 more days then take a gravity reading and assess then. If I did add more yeast how would the lack of oxygen affect the respiration phase?

My OG was 1.086 The temp was 68f I pitched two packs of wyeast northwest ale which gave 2 billion yeast cells. They were both smacked threes hours prior being pitched and both pouches swelled like they should. I aerated by pouring the wort back and forth between two sanitized buckets ten times...

Okay, so after doing a little research I realized that I under pitched my yeast by 130,000,000 cells. The brew is on its second day of fermentation and the airlock is very active. Knowing that I under pitched should I make a starter with the same yeast strand ( wyeast northwest ale) and add it...

I have instructions on how to make a yeast starter but how do I know what size volume to make for a particular beer?