My yeast was supposed to arrive yesterday which is when I brewed. It did not arrive until today and Beersmith called for a 1.3 liter starter.
After brewing I transferred the wort into a well sanitized/sealed fermenter so there SHOULDN'T Be any contamination. That being said, should I build the starter for 24 hours before pitching and just leave the wort in the sealed fermenter until it's ready, or just under pitch with the pouch of WLP090?
That leads me to my second question which is something I have never understood. I understand that building a starter increases the cell count and increases yeast viability so you are pitching the correct amount of healthy yeast cells for a given wort. Wouldn't the 5.75 gallon batch of wort act as just a large starter? In my thinking the only advantage I can think of for pitching the correct cell count is the beer would probably be finished sooner with the correct pitching rate vs a little less then a billion cells under pitched. I'm far from an expert though and that's why I am asking
Thanks!
Mike
After brewing I transferred the wort into a well sanitized/sealed fermenter so there SHOULDN'T Be any contamination. That being said, should I build the starter for 24 hours before pitching and just leave the wort in the sealed fermenter until it's ready, or just under pitch with the pouch of WLP090?
That leads me to my second question which is something I have never understood. I understand that building a starter increases the cell count and increases yeast viability so you are pitching the correct amount of healthy yeast cells for a given wort. Wouldn't the 5.75 gallon batch of wort act as just a large starter? In my thinking the only advantage I can think of for pitching the correct cell count is the beer would probably be finished sooner with the correct pitching rate vs a little less then a billion cells under pitched. I'm far from an expert though and that's why I am asking
Thanks!
Mike