A delivery from The Malt Miller is due to arrive about midday today. The delivery includes a couple of sachets of White Labs yeast. Tomorrow is the only day I can get a brew going for over a week.
Which of these would you do?;
get a starter going today, knowing it'll only have about 24 hours before pitching
pitch the yeast directly from the sachet tomorrow
leave the brewing for a week and get a proper three day starter going at the beginning of next week
Thanks.
Guy
Yeast starter or not?
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Re: Yeast starter or not?
It depends what you're brewing. If it's a session ale. Then getting the starter going now and pitching tomorrow or even straight from the packet might be ok.
However, if it's a cold fermented lager or a strong beer I'd build the starter and brew next week.
However, if it's a cold fermented lager or a strong beer I'd build the starter and brew next week.
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Re: Yeast starter or not?
It'll be a 'standard' bitter at about 1.050 OG.
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Well you might be underpitching if you don't build a proper starter with that og. However, if the yeast is fresh you should be ok.
If you want to be safe, wait until next week
If you want to be safe, wait until next week
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Re: Yeast starter or not?
It would have been White Labs 007. Best by April 30th 2019.
I say 'would have been' because I saw sense and decided not to brew today. Brewing next week will allow me to build up a proper starter.
Over the years I've only had to chuck away a few brews. The most common cause has been the fermentation not starting quickly enough and the brew then hosting unwanted bugs before the proper yeast got going.
Since I've been making a starter up bubbles begin to flow through the blow off tube within a few hours and no more infected beers.
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I say 'would have been' because I saw sense and decided not to brew today. Brewing next week will allow me to build up a proper starter.
Over the years I've only had to chuck away a few brews. The most common cause has been the fermentation not starting quickly enough and the brew then hosting unwanted bugs before the proper yeast got going.
Since I've been making a starter up bubbles begin to flow through the blow off tube within a few hours and no more infected beers.
Guy
Re: Yeast starter or not?
I've used 007 regularly in a 12 hour shaken starter, pitched whole and active; 1L for a 20L batch or so, for a regular OG like that. (Edit: by 12 hour, I mean started 12 hours before, not shaken for 12 hours - that would hurt!)
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