Flask size....1000 or 2000

[h22lude]

Doing some research I see the most popular size is 1000ml and 2000ml is right behind it with bigger starters. With that said, could I simply buy a 2000ml flask and use that both for 1000ml and 2000ml starters or is it better to have the smaller 1000ml flask for that size starter?

 

[OldStyler]

Get the bigger one in case you ever need to make a bigger starter. The extra room in there won't harm anything, a lot of people use .5 gallon growlers.

 

[HomebrewMTB]

I just skipped the flask and use a growler or gallon jug depending on the starter size needed.

 

[paraordnance]

I made a mistake getting 1000 ml one, I only used it once. It sits useless now since most of the starters I make 1-3 qt in size on average and you want some head room in them

 

[strat_thru_marshall]

Get the 2000ml flask for sure. It'll be big enough to do all your starters, small or large, with the exception of a big lager starter.

 

[Judochop]

2000 all the way. Homebrew retailers shouldn't even tempt us with anything smaller.

 

[Hugh_Jass]

If you have the room, the 2L would be preferred. You can easily make a 1L starter in a 2L flask. A 2L starter in a 1L flask, not so much.

 

[scottatdrake]

Just brewed a doppelbock and wished I had one even BIGGER than 2000ml.

 

[h22lude]

2L it is

 

[motobrewer]

when would you ever make less than 1L starter?

 

[h22lude]

when would you ever make less than 1L starter?

Maybe 2.5 gallon batch or a really low OG beer.

Why you asking though? I was trying to find out if it was ok to put a 1L starter in a 2L flask or if a 1L starter should go in a 1L flask.

 

[fdben]

Maybe 2.5 gallon batch or a really low OG beer.

Why you asking though? I was trying to find out if it was ok to put a 1L starter in a 2L flask or if a 1L starter should go in a 1L flask.

I do this. 2L flask works great for me for starters that are smaller than 2L

I'm going to 10 gallon batches though so now I need a 5L flask!

 

[Changeduser123]

I just skipped the flask and use a growler or gallon jug depending on the starter size needed.

+1 for the gallon jug.

A flask is more expensive, and a gallon jug can be used to bring beer to friends, right out of the keg, or ferment a small amount of cider, make a mini test batch, etc. Also, a gallon is perfect for small starters as well as big starters for high OG beer.

Why would you limit yourself with 2L ? Also, why a flask ? any container will do the job.

 

[KevinW]

Maybe 2.5 gallon batch or a really low OG beer.

Why you asking though? I was trying to find out if it was ok to put a 1L starter in a 2L flask or if a 1L starter should go in a 1L flask.

I am sure you've figured it out by now but I wanted to add that even if you ony have a 1000ml flask, a 1L starter is still way better than no starter!

I have a 2L and would like to get a 4L. In my opinion when it comes to starters bigger is basically better! Not in every single case of course, but in general!

 

[wonderbread23]

3L is perfect for me. This gives plenty of head space for typical gravity beers and allows me to do 2.5L starters for bigger beers.

 

[squirrelly]

My wife and I have been using a 5000 ml flask for quite sometime with great results. It is a BIG flask, but when doing 10-20 gallon batches of beer we usually do a 3000 ml starter with 2 yeast packets. I used the same theory that I did when I bought our brewing sculpture: at the time we were making 5 gallon batches, but if we went with a 20 gallon system, then we would be making twice the beer in the same amount of time. We can still make 5 gallon batches if we so choose. It's just a lot more convenient to have too much equipment than not enough.

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[motobrewer]

Why you asking though? I was trying to find out if it was ok to put a 1L starter in a 2L flask or if a 1L starter should go in a 1L flask.

oh, my bad.

 

[Bmorebrew]

when would you ever make less than 1L starter?

I make em. I have a 250 mL flask, a 500 mL flask, a 1000 mL flask and a 2000 mL flask. I use them for stepping up when I culture yeast.

 

[h22lude]

I do have a growler which I can use. I figured a flask would work better on a stir plate which is why I wanted to go with a 2L flask. Or do growlers work well on stir plates?

 

[squirrelly]

I found that flasks work better on stir plates than growlers. The growler base is a bit larger, and heavier than the flask. I found that I get a better whirlpool going in the flask than in the growler as well.

[email protected]. on tap: easy virtue blonde, fruity monk belgian wit. primary: American pale ale, American stout, blow your top steam, and heffewitzen

 

[PantherCity]

I use a 3000ml

 

[motobrewer]

I use them for stepping up when I culture yeast.

ah, that makes sense

 

[AleFred]

i realized that when i bout my 1L flask it wasn.t really adequate for the beers i wanted, so now i just use a gallon jug.