artguy
Well-Known Member
I've only been using liquid yeast and starters for my last 6-7 batches or so, and for all of them I've only needed up to a 1.5 liter starter, so I've pitched either a smack pack or prior slurry directly into the full starter volume of wort. Now I want to make a larger starter, and some of the info out there is pretty contradictory as far as I can tell, so input would be appreciated.
Mr. Malty says about stepping up a starter that "Five to ten times the size of the prior step is considered correct." It seems like he is saying that a 1 liter starter needs to be stepped up with at least an additional 5 liters, right? He also states that a vial or smack pack should not be poured into a starter of less than 1 liter. So, taking those two bits of advice together, how do you do a 3 liter starter? Make a 1 liter starter and pour half of it into a 2.5 liter starter? Just wondering...
Mr. Malty says about stepping up a starter that "Five to ten times the size of the prior step is considered correct." It seems like he is saying that a 1 liter starter needs to be stepped up with at least an additional 5 liters, right? He also states that a vial or smack pack should not be poured into a starter of less than 1 liter. So, taking those two bits of advice together, how do you do a 3 liter starter? Make a 1 liter starter and pour half of it into a 2.5 liter starter? Just wondering...