MrEggSandwich
Well-Known Member
I plan on making a Pliny clone on Saturday, and always do a starter and typically do 1qt water + .5 cup DME. My plan is to do a big starter this evening with 2 Vials WLP001.
I plan to essentially double the White Labs guidance, so: 4 pints water + 1 cup DME + 2 vials of WLP001. Have it ferment out, throw it in the fridge sometime on Friday, decant most of the water off, then pitch the rest on Saturday.
Any issues with this???
I guess I am confused when I see "I pitched a 2L starter"....What exactly does that refer to? The amount of wort I use for starter? Where does the amount of vials come into play?
Mr Malty says:
For a 1.072 wort, I need 297 billion cells= 2 vials/2 L starter.
Thanks.
I plan to essentially double the White Labs guidance, so: 4 pints water + 1 cup DME + 2 vials of WLP001. Have it ferment out, throw it in the fridge sometime on Friday, decant most of the water off, then pitch the rest on Saturday.
Any issues with this???
I guess I am confused when I see "I pitched a 2L starter"....What exactly does that refer to? The amount of wort I use for starter? Where does the amount of vials come into play?
Mr Malty says:
For a 1.072 wort, I need 297 billion cells= 2 vials/2 L starter.
Thanks.