starter gravity

[yemu]

hi,

i made the starter for my belgian tripel. it's about 1.070, and I was wondering if it's not too high? The beer will be about 1.082.

what do you think?
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[thevalkrye]

too high..keep it to 1.040 even for big beers

quote from below "You do not want to make a high gravity starter to grow yeast"

Fourteen Essential Questions About Yeast Starters

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[shertz]

Did you use 1 gram of DME for 10ml of final volume wort(200 grams for 2L starter)? I did a 4L today that came in at 1.040 perfectly.

 

[yemu]

thanks for your answers! I diluted the starter yesterday evening and later stepped to 1 liter (1.040 gravity) today in the morning. I put it on the stir plate. I plan to brew on Sunday, so I hope the yeast will grow by then. I also plan to freeze some of the yeast, so I have to put the yeast in the fridge in about 36 hours from now, so they'll drop out of suspension.

@shertz: I used 17g of light DME for 100ml of wort, and then added about 100 ml of clean mineral water.

 

[yemu]

hi all,
I've just finished brewing today, the starter was with THG was ok, and my first Belgian Tripel is in the primary, and already started bubbling , about two hours after pitching.