LBass
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So I have been meaning to step up to using starters. I have a couple 1 gallon Big Mouth Bubblers, air locks and stoppers. Figured they would work as good as anything. I've got a brew coming up that could use a starter. I have 2 packages of yeast, WLP-028 Edinbough Ale Yeast, 1 is about a year old the LHBS gave me, the other is about a month old.
I made the starter at 90 grams DME to 1 Liter water, for a total of 4 liters (10 gallon batch). Got everything the right temp and dumped the old pack in. How long should I wait before giving up and dumping the new pack in?
Seems I read that I should shake the starter pretty frequent the first day or 2?
If I don't want to use all the excess beer I just wait for the fermentation to stop, then cold crash, and decant most of the liquid, mix the rest and add to the wort? Correct?
Thanks for any help.
I made the starter at 90 grams DME to 1 Liter water, for a total of 4 liters (10 gallon batch). Got everything the right temp and dumped the old pack in. How long should I wait before giving up and dumping the new pack in?
Seems I read that I should shake the starter pretty frequent the first day or 2?
If I don't want to use all the excess beer I just wait for the fermentation to stop, then cold crash, and decant most of the liquid, mix the rest and add to the wort? Correct?
Thanks for any help.
