I did a 1.2L starter with WLP611 that showed activity after 2 or 3 hours and fermented down to 1.007 when I took a reading. I haven't drank starter wort recently, but thought this was somewhat tasty. I chilled the starter for a few days, decanted, then added .5L of fresh wort the morning of brew day (today).
I did a basic saison recipe at 1.058 OG.
10 lbs. pils
1 lb. wheat
12 oz. table sugar
I chilled to 65, split the batch into two 3 gallon better bottles and will let them get up to 67 over the next 24 hours. After that time, I'll leave one at 67 put a heat belt on the other and let the temp climb. I'm not sure how long I'll let it go before bottling. I'll get a better idea after tasting a sample once fermentation is done. Once it's done, I'll do a tasting with my homebrew club and report back with the results.