Imperial Yeast

[BigBlueBrad]

I bought a pack of Imperial Yeast today. The pack says made in February. Should I make a starter? It’s for a Belgian double.

I never used this is before.

 

[Jag75]

Which strain did you get ?
I would being 4 months old

 

[brownni5]

Dubbel with old pack - make a starter.
Dubbel with a new pack - make a starter.

If a 5- gallon batch, then even at it's maximum cell count (200 B), it's an underpitch.

 

[IslandLizard]

Dubbel with old pack - make a starter.
Dubbel with a new pack - make a starter.

If a 5- gallon batch, then even at it's maximum cell count (200 B), it's an underpitch.

Absolutely! Then save some out for another starter in the future, and so on.

Don't overpitch either. A bit of an underpitch (- 20-30%) brings out more character.

 

[BigBlueBrad]

Made a starter. 14 hours after pitching it was trying to crawl up the blow off tube.