Bluelinebrewer
Well-Known Member
I've never made a starter, but I'm going to go ahead and start making them, because it appears that all the kool kids are doing it.. but, for some reason, I can't seem to wrap my tiny little brain around it! I just want to make sure I'm doing this right.. so any help is appreciated.
I'm planning on brewing Monday night. Its going to be an Oatmeal stout, 5.25 gallon batch, expected OG ~1.046. My yeast is an Irish ale yeast, manuf date 5/28/13. Based on what I can see, I need about 170 billion cells, and my Wyeast packet has about 58% viability. If I make a 2L starter, on Sunday night, is that going to be a big enough starter, and enough time to propogate the yeast?? Thanks in advance for any help!
I'm planning on brewing Monday night. Its going to be an Oatmeal stout, 5.25 gallon batch, expected OG ~1.046. My yeast is an Irish ale yeast, manuf date 5/28/13. Based on what I can see, I need about 170 billion cells, and my Wyeast packet has about 58% viability. If I make a 2L starter, on Sunday night, is that going to be a big enough starter, and enough time to propogate the yeast?? Thanks in advance for any help!