dabre4
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Hi all,
I had a quick search for this but didn't come up with much. I normally brew relatively low gravity beers, and haven't seen the need for making a yeast starter....until now. I'm going to brew an Imperial IPA, and have done all the calculations to figure out the pitching rate I require. My question is, I am meant to make a starter that is 1.8L, if I just throw that straight into my beer won't that be watering it down? Is it common practice to make a beer with a higher OG then the target so that when the yeast starter is added it's back down to the correct OG?
I may be making a mountain out of molehill here, but will be interested to here your thoughts.
Cheers
I had a quick search for this but didn't come up with much. I normally brew relatively low gravity beers, and haven't seen the need for making a yeast starter....until now. I'm going to brew an Imperial IPA, and have done all the calculations to figure out the pitching rate I require. My question is, I am meant to make a starter that is 1.8L, if I just throw that straight into my beer won't that be watering it down? Is it common practice to make a beer with a higher OG then the target so that when the yeast starter is added it's back down to the correct OG?
I may be making a mountain out of molehill here, but will be interested to here your thoughts.
Cheers