10 Gal or more brewers

[OMJ]

What do you make your starters in? Based on Mr Malty I would need something pretty huge for some of the bigger beers I am planning and was just curious what others use to make them.

 

[dstar26t]

I just split a starter of 3 vials of WLP833 between a German Pilsner and Munich Dunkel brewed back to back. Both 6.25 gallon batches. Starter was 4.5 gallons done in a 6.5 gallon carboy and split in half for each beer. I used the intermittent shaking option.

This week, I did a 1.5 gallon starter from 2 vials of WLP029 in a 3 gallon carboy for 11 gallons of kolsch.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Wine carafe from Crate and Barrel... I can't seem to paste the link.

Go to crate and Barrel and search for "Gallery Carafe"

It has a nice bell shape and thin neck. I don't remember paying as much as the website lists it for though. I think I paid something like $10 for it.

i think anything that you can easily clean works though.

 

[conpewter]

I use the 2000ml flask with a stir-plate. If I need to I can step it up twice.

 

[Bobby_M]

Well, some lagers call for 3 liters in 5 gallons. Frankly, in that case, I underpitch a little. They do make 5 liter flasks if your stirplate is up to the task. My 2-liter is a little wide for my platform.

 

[McKBrew]

Since I mostly use dry yeast, I just toss in a few packets.

 

[Catt22]

Two liter flask on a stir plate twice for 12 gallon batches and a third time when used for lagers. I decant and pitch the slurry from the first step into the second step wort and so on.

 

[MadDwarf]

Catt22, do you know if that produces the same amount of yeast as stepping up to a 4 liter starter?

 

[Catt22]

Not really. I would guess that stepping up to a four liter starter would be as good or better. I don't have a four liter flask or I would probably do it that way. Right now I'm building a second stir plate so I can make them simultaneously.

 

[marc06]

I make my first starter in a 1000ml flask, usually ~750mls and then I step it up to ~half gallon in a growler.

 

[TommyBoy]

1500-1600ml in a 2000ml flask on a stirplate for 10-11 gallons

 

[OMJ]

thanks guys lots of good ideas here

 

[bendavanza]

I would be tempted to use one of my 2l growlers for starters, since they are already handy. I'm one of those dry yeast users, primarily, though.

 

[HomebrewJeff]

I use a 1 gallon jug ($3.99) for all of my starters... I've made a 3 quart starter in them on the stir plate. It has a rounded bottom, but I've never had a problem with the stir bar.

I've heard too many stories about expensive flasks breaking, so I just sanitize a funnel and off I go.