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Josh Weber (209.109.237.76)
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 10:54 am: | 
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Planning to do a 1.075 beer Sunday and made a starter Wed night with some older Whitelabs California V. Problem is, left the door open to the room where I left the starter and the dog knocked it over.
Do I still have enough time to do a starter for Sunday? I was entertaining the idea of getting a couple Whitelabs or Wyeast pitchables and making a starter out of that since I don't think I'd have time to step it up again for Sunday. Or is there enough time to just use one?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks |
JOHN K. LEE (206.66.239.111)
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:21 am: |
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I made a starter last Thurs night and pitched it Sat afternoon on a 1.063 DC Rye PA. Fermentation began in 3 hours. By Sun morn it blew the airlock off, So I'd have to say say yes.
-J.K.L. |
Bill Pierce (24.141.129.137)
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:26 am: |
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The short answer is yes. I generally try to give starters 48 hours to finish, but I have had successful fermentations pitching yeast starters after anywhere from 10 to 96 hours. |
Josh Weber (64.81.158.179)
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 01:19 pm: |
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Sweet, I'll make one this afternoon. Do you think I could step it up tomorrow night after 24 hours, give it another day to finish, then pitch? |
Tom Gardner (152.163.252.67)
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 01:31 pm: |
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What size starter are you making? With White Labs you can just do it all the first time. Tom |
Josh Weber (209.109.237.226)
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 05:41 pm: |
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for a 5 gal batch, 2 pint wort w/ pitchable tube, after two days, add another pint. Two more days, pitch the lot, that's usually been sufficient. IS there a better way to do it? |
ELK (24.10.168.30)
| | Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 01:32 pm: |
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I add 2 pints wait 24-48 hrs then add 3-4 pints and split it into 2 batches and then add 3-4 pints more 24 hrs later and pitch the next day or 2. Each starter for 5 gals is close to 1/2 gal this way..Any comments would be helpfull..Starters are a PITA.. I always think about one extract brewer who said "thats like brewing 3 batches of beer for me!" |
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