What Kind of Yeast Pitcher Are You?

[tripeland]

For those that overgrow a starter, how much do you store? And how long do you store it for before pitching it into another starter?

 

[rhys333]

Back when I started brewing, direct pitching a Wyeast smack pack was (as far as I knew) sound brewing practice. At some point I felt "advanced" because I picked up a yeast starter kit. I felt like I was cutting edge making starters in my 1L flask...but now I see so many 2L and 4L flasks out there!!

I went the other way. Started with 2L starters, reduced to 1L and then eventually just direct-pitched the pack.

That said, my LHBS handles their Wyeast product well so I have access to healthy yeast, and I brew average gravity ales.

 

[catdaddy66]

For those that overgrow a starter, how much do you store? And how long do you store it for before pitching it into another starter?

I typically will store about 500ml split between two small jars. These are what innoculate the next liter of wort that was saved from the second runnings of my last batch.