carpedaym
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I'll be brewing two batches; a full 23L and a 5L test batch (first all grain mash for me). I've got my starter on and have calculated that it should create enough yeast cells for both batches. Both brews are pretty similar - a pale ale and an english bitters - hence using the same starter.
From what I understand, it's best to pitch your starter at high krausen when the yeast are in party-mode. Now that I'm staring at the foamy head on my starter, I'm starting to realise it will be difficult to split in the correct proportions.
Does anyone have any advice on how to ensure I split it evenly? The options I've thought of:
*when I say "evenly", I really mean correctly distributed between the two different sized starters.
From what I understand, it's best to pitch your starter at high krausen when the yeast are in party-mode. Now that I'm staring at the foamy head on my starter, I'm starting to realise it will be difficult to split in the correct proportions.
Does anyone have any advice on how to ensure I split it evenly? The options I've thought of:
- Try to distribute the foam evenly* between batches, then pour the starter liquid evenly too
- Try to stir the krausen into the starter, then pour evenly
- Postpone my brewing until the krausen is pretty much gone, then pour in
*when I say "evenly", I really mean correctly distributed between the two different sized starters.