Do have time for a starter?

[mysterio]

Fast as it will go on the convex base of my demijohn, about enough so the whirlpool 'cone' goes about 3 inches below the surface in the centre if that makes sense. Although when it gets active like in that picture, it slows down to rougly half speed.

[RabMaxwell]

Are you seeing anything in the starter yet Rab

Still not seeing anything except that it's turned a slightly milky colour no foam yet although i did add some antifoam sure doesn't look like yours yet

[mysterio]

If it's changed colour then it's doing the business I reckon, are you planning to split it or pitch it into a batch of beer?

[RabMaxwell]

I am going back to work so i was planning taking a few small bottles as per Jim's method then put it in the fridge until i come home. I will decant then add another 2 litres of wort & back onto the stir plate to add to a 5 gallon king keg i have modified like Daabs with temperature control with an ATC - 800 .The slurry from the 5 gallon brews will pitch my main 135 Litre brews.I think i might manage 2 or 3 repitchings from the slurry basically i am using the king keg as a big starter but get to drink it as well

[RabMaxwell]

If you are using a top fermenting yeast would it be worth running the blow off tube from the main batch into an airlocked vessel so you can harvest yeast for the next batch?

I am not going to use the yeast from the blow off instead of my normal 110 litre brew i will brew 135 litres 25 litres going into the king keg. Basically i will be doing 2 ferments at the same time the first brew i will need to add dry yeast to the 110 litre brew.As there will be about a month between each brew i will be using the slurry lying below the beer in the king keg to pitch the next 110 litre + 25 litre brew.I would transfer the beer from the king keg the night before & add some wort to reactivate the slurry.(If i was to collect the blow off yeast instead i dont think it would keep as well as the slurry at the bottom of the king keg ?)

[RabMaxwell]

It might all be pie in the sky anyway with this Burton yeast it's now the third day all it's done is turn a slight milky colour.When i turn the stir plate of should i see co 2 bubbles rising not seeing anything cant find my camera to take a picture

[RabMaxwell]

Thing is Daab i am leaving tonight as i am back offshore in the morning it's already been on the stir plate 3 days held at 20oc by my ATC - 800. Should i leave it another 3 days then get the wife to stick it in my beer fridge under airlock. I should have an idear of how it's went when i get home by looking at how much sediment there is if any. Reading American posts about WL yeast on stir plates there starters are normally done in 19 - 24 hours not the case it seems with WL yeast by the time we get it

[Aleman]

My Burton took 2 days to start working on the plate. then about another 3 days to finish (3.5L starter) . . . . Thats when it needs to go in the fridge, adn drop out.

[RabMaxwell]

Hello all the Burton Ale stir-plate starter that i added to my king keg yeast propagator turned out ok as i am drinking it at the moment it's very nice .The slurry from the king keg has now made it's way back into the king keg & into 110 litres Black Sheep Ale 135 litres in all .I have it set at 20 oc is this about right for this yeast.Also how many repitchings should i go with this yeast was planning on three this one looks like a good top working yeast lovely.

[RabMaxwell]

Burton Ale sure has a thick yeast head opened it up to test with my Hydrometer thinking the head will have collapsed by now as it's been going since Saturday.

(Lovely)