smittygouv30
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I'm preparing for my brew day this weekend and would like to make the yeast starter tonight. This is my first time making a lager and am shocked at how much more yeast they recommend to pitch. I purchased only 1 vial of white labs german X yeast. Brew smith tells me i'm going to need a 6L yeast starter to accumulate the number of yeast cells needed. I have two 2L flasks and a dual fan stir plate. I'm gonna have to improvise. I'm thinking I'll do two batches of 3 liters worth of wort. That'll give them each 48 hours.
My question is, Is it ok to split the vial and pour half into each 2 L flasks with 1.5 L of wort? I'll let them multiply decant and do the same thing again on Friday. I'm hoping this should get me close to the number recommended.
Any problems with this?
Corey
I'm preparing for my brew day this weekend and would like to make the yeast starter tonight. This is my first time making a lager and am shocked at how much more yeast they recommend to pitch. I purchased only 1 vial of white labs german X yeast. Brew smith tells me i'm going to need a 6L yeast starter to accumulate the number of yeast cells needed. I have two 2L flasks and a dual fan stir plate. I'm gonna have to improvise. I'm thinking I'll do two batches of 3 liters worth of wort. That'll give them each 48 hours.
My question is, Is it ok to split the vial and pour half into each 2 L flasks with 1.5 L of wort? I'll let them multiply decant and do the same thing again on Friday. I'm hoping this should get me close to the number recommended.
Any problems with this?
Corey