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I didn't want to let the main batch sit too long, so I reverted to a dry yeast that has shown early bubbling within 4 hours. The starter bottle now has a nice kraussen and the three piece bubbler is working at roughly 30 second intervals. I would call the starter healthy, but it took roughly...

I used a 40 oz bottle for the starter but left about 5 oz to prevent blow off.

I've recently tried to make the transition from dry to liquid yeast and hoped to offset the cost increase by maintaining the yeast. I split the vial 75/25 into the first batch and a starter (dark DME and hop cones at ~1.05 with a 15 minute boil attempting to follow "How to Brew" by John Palmer)...