I've never made a yeast starter before, but was planning on brewing a big Belgian beer and was using some old yeast so I figured I should. John Palmer's book said to put a half cup of extract into a pint of water, and so I did.
This morning I realized that he was referring to DME not LME, and therefore my starter gravity is probably way too high! I saw some activity in the starter, but it's in a dark growler and I can't see all that much.
So:
1. Do you think my yeasties will be too worn out to attack the Belgian that I want to brew tomorrow?
2. What would be the right amount of LME to use for a starter (I have some leftover extract that wouldn't be good for actual beer-making)?
This morning I realized that he was referring to DME not LME, and therefore my starter gravity is probably way too high! I saw some activity in the starter, but it's in a dark growler and I can't see all that much.
So:
1. Do you think my yeasties will be too worn out to attack the Belgian that I want to brew tomorrow?
2. What would be the right amount of LME to use for a starter (I have some leftover extract that wouldn't be good for actual beer-making)?