hey folks not posted for a while....
I'll be making a 1.065-70 beer this week (ipa or stout) , i've not decided on a recipe as yet.
my prob is stepping up a yeast starter, I usually split my packets into 2. I store half and make two 1.5L starter's for 23L 1.050 grav beers with very good results.
Im a hands on learner so punching in digits and working out how many bilion cells I'm pitching just doesn't stick.
so I have 1 2L erlingmire(spelling?) flask, and the method i was thinking about is.
-make a 1L starter with half a pack
-decant from flask into starter vessel ( 2L water bottle), pitch and ferment out.
-make a second 2L starter in flask
-decant liquid from first ferment and add yeast into the new starter
- ferment
-pitch into brew at peak...
What do you recon am i on the right track?
I also have a 500ml erlingmire flask so if I can pitch a smaller quantity of yeast into that then step up into the 2L with the same result that would be great!!
cheers!
I'll be making a 1.065-70 beer this week (ipa or stout) , i've not decided on a recipe as yet.
my prob is stepping up a yeast starter, I usually split my packets into 2. I store half and make two 1.5L starter's for 23L 1.050 grav beers with very good results.
Im a hands on learner so punching in digits and working out how many bilion cells I'm pitching just doesn't stick.
so I have 1 2L erlingmire(spelling?) flask, and the method i was thinking about is.
-make a 1L starter with half a pack
-decant from flask into starter vessel ( 2L water bottle), pitch and ferment out.
-make a second 2L starter in flask
-decant liquid from first ferment and add yeast into the new starter
- ferment
-pitch into brew at peak...
What do you recon am i on the right track?
I also have a 500ml erlingmire flask so if I can pitch a smaller quantity of yeast into that then step up into the 2L with the same result that would be great!!
cheers!