Starter choce 1/2 cup DME per pint or quart

[Merleti]

What is your choice on a starter and why? 1/2 cup DME per pint or quart?

 

[flars]

best choice is to use a starter calculator. the wyeast information is good for fresh yeast. brewers friend calculator is based on yeast age/viability, the estimated og of your beer, and the pitch rate to use. lot of information in these sites.
http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_makingastarter.cfm
http://www.brewersfriend.com/yeast-pitch-rate-and-starter-calculator/

 

[flars]

should add that for very old yeast, a starter of 1.010 to 1.020 sg will cause less stress to the yeast.

 

[mxstar21]

I usually just do a 1200mL starter in a flask with 120 grams of DME or ratio of that if I feel the need to do a larger or smaller starter.