Jay7
Member
This may have been covered and if so a link would be appreciated. I just purchased a stir plate and wondered about growing or increasing starters. I used light malt extract at 1.040, 1000ml wort, yeast nutient and WLP001 in my 2000ml flask. After it did it's magic I decanted off the wort from yeast and added another 1000ml at 1.040 with nutrient. This gave me enough yeast for 2 five gallon carbouys and a remaining starter. What I am wondering is this going to change the yeast characteriistics in a noticeable way after X number of times? And also how many times can I produce a starter from the original yeast. What are you doing or how many times do you reproduce? I am thinking of using the remaining starter to produce enough for a 10 gallon batch and then buying a new vial.
I am asking this because like many it seems I have to make all the mistakes to learn. LOL! previously I washed some yeast and reused it successfully until I ended up with a sour tasting beer. I then read the sticky here and saw my mistakes. Thanks for your input or links.
I am asking this because like many it seems I have to make all the mistakes to learn. LOL! previously I washed some yeast and reused it successfully until I ended up with a sour tasting beer. I then read the sticky here and saw my mistakes. Thanks for your input or links.