I kept the slurry from a franziskaner hefe weissbier I had last night. Plan on trying to do a Belgian wit with it this weekend.
Just wondering if I can use golden light DME or should I get wheat for the starter? I don't know if it matters or not.
I would say brewing this weekend from dregs harvested last night (one bottle?) will be pretty difficult. I usually allow a minimum of 5 days to step it 3x. 7 days allows for 2 days of fridge time at the end to drop most of the yeast and decant. If you are decanting, using golden DME vs wheat will not make a bit of difference. If you are pitching the whole thing, then it might make a little difference.
Can I ask how you know that?I must've gotten lucky, at the rate it's growing I should only need to step it up once and I should have enough to pitch by Sat evening or Sun morning.
Can I ask how you know that?
I must've gotten lucky, at the rate it's growing I should only need to step it up once and I should have enough to pitch by Sat evening or Sun morning.
Yeah, even with a stirplate getting a pitchable culture from a bottle is gonna take you like a week. Also, why was your initial volume so large? I finish starters at 1.5 litres, I feel a bottle should start at 100ml, tops.
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