Late to the party, but I just brewed an NB Wee Heavy extract kit. Used a 1L (actually 650ml) starter with this yeast, hand-shaken for about 30 hours before pitching. OG ~1.090, 5 gallons in a 7.5 gallon bucket, ambient temp in the chamber ~61-62F. Took 24 hours to see airlock activity, but...