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I think the healthy bit is the key.Bear in mind this is my take, not brewing science so I could be wrong but active starters to me are as healthy as top cropped yeast. If your chilled stuff is healthy and fresh then there's probably not much difference. If stepping up from older yeast or recultured yeast as I often do then I need to make the yeast happy and healthy.I have noticed a difference between making active starters and ptching a smack pack directly when fresh.It's not a crazy difference though so I only do it if I'm growing the yeast numbers first. A050 wort gets a smack pack straight in. By 'always' I mean when I make and use a starter, I always pitch it when active.
I think the healthy bit is the key.
Bear in mind this is my take, not brewing science so I could be wrong but active starters to me are as healthy as top cropped yeast. If your chilled stuff is healthy and fresh then there's probably not much difference. If stepping up from older yeast or recultured yeast as I often do then I need to make the yeast happy and healthy.
I have noticed a difference between making active starters and ptching a smack pack directly when fresh.
It's not a crazy difference though so I only do it if I'm growing the yeast numbers first. A050 wort gets a smack pack straight in. By 'always' I mean when I make and use a starter, I always pitch it when active.
