Yeast Starters with Beer Smith Software

[jgc132]

Beersmith always recommends i use a 2.5 liter starter. Everything I read online says a 1L starter is plenty for a 5 gal batch.

I have has a consistant off flavor in my beers that I describe a yeasty and was wondering if that is because I am not using a large enough starter.

Thoughts?

 

[BlackGoat]

Depends on your starting gravity, and what your yeast source is (vial of liquid yeast, jar of washed yeast, etc?). Most people prefer this yeast calculator, seems to be the preferred one: http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html