Beginner yeast questions.

[rdkirk86]

So I am brewing a houblonmonstre ipa and the og is 1.082. I have a 1000 ml yeast starter, and that is good for beers with an og of 1.080. I have the wyeast I was going to make a starter out of. Am I going to need to build it up twice, or will I be ok if I just pitch the wyeast.

 

[KISS Brew]

I guess I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. I think you're asking if you can pitch a 1000 ml yeast starter, good enough for beers with an OG of 1.080, into your wort with OG 1.082. I would be totally comfortable doing that.

 

[roastquake]

I have never used a starter and I have never had fermentation troubles even at high gravities. I once fermented an 8.5% belgian with bread yeast with no starter and no nutrients. I suggest adding nutrients to your IPA and pitch the pack, if the FG is too high for you after primary, give it a secondary.

 

[SMc0724]

Check out Palmer's recommendations for determining yeast: http://howtobrew.com/section1/chapter6-5.html, and http://howtobrew.com/section1/chapter8-1-1.html and http://***********/component/resource/article/1749-yeast-pitching-rates-advance-homebrewing and Billy Brew http://billybrew.com/yeast-starter-size

Good luck.

 

[enkamania]

Here is a starter calculator http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html. One thing to note, it defaults to simple starter, which means no shaking.

 

[Leadgolem]

I have never used a starter and I have never had fermentation troubles even at high gravities. I once fermented an 8.5% belgian with bread yeast with no starter and no nutrients. I suggest adding nutrients to your IPA and pitch the pack, if the FG is too high for you after primary, give it a secondary.

Uh, why?

 

[Peppers16]

I suggest adding nutrients to your IPA and pitch the pack, if the FG is too high for you after primary, give it a secondary.

If your FG is continuing to fall after primary I think you're doing something wrong?

 

[helibrewer]

yeastcalc.com also, very good at step up calculations and I think it is much more user friendly than Mr. Malty.