kansasbrew
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Reading various forum posts and other material, I see that a larger starter is beneficial for yeast activity/attenuation. But, some people seem to recommend crazy large starters. Here's my concern. The starter wort is only a poor approximation of the finely tuned wort you brew (it's mostly DME). If you pitch a few liters of that "inferior wort" as a starter, your beer could end up consisting of ten to twenty percent starter. Won't that start to adversely affect the flavor? I should clarify and limit this to 5 gallon batches for discussion sake.
So, at what amount would you be concerned? Is more than a liter of starter too much per 5 gallon? 2 liters? 3?
So, at what amount would you be concerned? Is more than a liter of starter too much per 5 gallon? 2 liters? 3?