So I've been told by those more knowledgable than I (mostly on this board) that I need a liquid yeast with a starter/activator to make my beer the best it can be. This confuses me just a tiny bit as I am trying to buy my first kit.
It's a Midwest Supplies "Hanks Hefe Weizen" and I have four choices. Here is the descriptioon and the ingredients, and then my choices. Price is not really an object here.:
HANK'S HEFE WEIZEN
Wyeast is recommended for best results. Our ingredients for this recipe include 6 pounds of Wheat malt extract, 1 pound of light DME, 1/2 lb. Carapils malt, 1 oz. Tettnanger bittering hops, yeast, priming sugar and a muslin bag.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ 2 - 5 gram Doric Yeast $23.95 9 lbs.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ Weihenstephan Wheat WYeast $26.95 9 lbs.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ Weihenstephan Wheat Activator WYeast $27.95 9 lbs.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ White Lab Hefeweizen Ale Yeast $28.95 9 lbs.
Are any of these yeast choices liquid? What does it all mean? What is the difference between an activator and a starter?
Thanks in advance.
It's a Midwest Supplies "Hanks Hefe Weizen" and I have four choices. Here is the descriptioon and the ingredients, and then my choices. Price is not really an object here.:
HANK'S HEFE WEIZEN
Wyeast is recommended for best results. Our ingredients for this recipe include 6 pounds of Wheat malt extract, 1 pound of light DME, 1/2 lb. Carapils malt, 1 oz. Tettnanger bittering hops, yeast, priming sugar and a muslin bag.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ 2 - 5 gram Doric Yeast $23.95 9 lbs.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ Weihenstephan Wheat WYeast $26.95 9 lbs.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ Weihenstephan Wheat Activator WYeast $27.95 9 lbs.
Hank's Hefe Weizen w/ White Lab Hefeweizen Ale Yeast $28.95 9 lbs.
Are any of these yeast choices liquid? What does it all mean? What is the difference between an activator and a starter?
Thanks in advance.