Liquid yeast - am I missing something?

[agentbud]

<-- Donated my Walmart microscope to Goodwill years ago.
<-- No where near smart enough to be a scientist.
<-- Count yeast cells? I'd drink too much while trying and have to start over too many times.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

I just meant that people claim that a stir plate isn't necessary. Shaking the starter vs using a stir bar produces similar results.

Makes perfect sense; I never shake or stir my fermenter, but just pour it in before closing the lid. Somehow, the little yeastie-beasts wake up, figure out what to do, get busy, and produce me a batch of wonderful beer! Cheers!

 

[McMullan]

 

[day_trippr]

Music to dogfight to, I'd love it if that was playing in the background during War Thunder furballs

 

[moreb33rplz]

This is why some of us use dry yeast. It's way cheaper, easier, less variable, and produces the same quality of beer as liquid

When I do liquid I use imperial brand because they have more cells than white labs. Supposedly

I used to make starters each brew, over build them, store yeast, etc. I now view that as wasted time. If you find it fun more power to you but my goal is to produce good beer, not intentionally complicate the process to feel like I'm making it 'better'

 

[redrocker652002]

<-- Never owned a microscope, unless you count a magnifying glass I used to kill ants as a kid
<-- Scientist? Oh hell no!!!!!!
<-- Count yeast? Can't get those little critters to line up in a straight line to count them

 

[AmarikinBrew]

<-- Microscope, I had an electron microscope, spilt beer on it and the light went out.
<-- Scientist, never got religion.
<-- Count yeast cells, never had enough brain cells for that.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

<—Microscope, My brother had one from the Sears catalog. It was cool to look at leaves.
<—Scientist, Maybe. One of my degrees has the word “Science” in it. (It did involve looking at some stuff with a microscope. ) But I prefer the religion over science.
<—Count yeast cells, never. I have faith, (see comment above about religion.)

 

[user 246304]

<—Microscope, My brother had one from the Sears catalog. It was cool to look at leaves.

I had the same one! Yes, prepared slides...coolest.