Comments on: Making a Yeast Starter for your Home Brew Beer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/ Get weekly articles on home brewing, beer styles, and making beer recipes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad Smith http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-13089 Brad Smith Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:22:12 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-13089 Yes, I would recommend doing a step-up starter if you are going to do a 10 gallon batch from a single tube or pouch of yeast. You can roughly double the size of the starter for a 10 gallon batch over the sizes shown in this article to get your total starter volume. Yes, I would recommend doing a step-up starter if you are going to do a 10 gallon batch from a single tube or pouch of yeast. You can roughly double the size of the starter for a 10 gallon batch over the sizes shown in this article to get your total starter volume.

]]> By: Darkshadow http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-13075 Darkshadow Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:08:10 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-13075 Could you please clarify the size of a starter for 10 Gallons? Do I make a 1 liter starter, then add it to a 4 liter starter for a 5 liter total, or do I add a 1 liter starter to a 3 liter starter for a 4 liter total? Thanks! Could you please clarify the size of a starter for 10 Gallons? Do I make a 1 liter starter, then add it to a 4 liter starter for a 5 liter total, or do I add a 1 liter starter to a 3 liter starter for a 4 liter total?

Thanks!

]]> By: thargrav http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-11569 thargrav Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:48:32 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-11569 A stir plate will dramatically increase your starter volume because it keeps the yeast from settling out into a sediment in the bottom of the flask. This way all of your yeast can grow & multiply instead of just the yeast in the top layers of the sediment. But the greatest benifit of pitching a starter is that you are pitching a active, growing yeast culture. And by doing so, you bypass the first two stages of yeast development and go straight inter fermentation. You air lock will be bubbling within an hour! A stir plate will dramatically increase your starter volume because it keeps the yeast from settling out into a sediment in the bottom of the flask. This way all of your yeast can grow & multiply instead of just the yeast in the top layers of the sediment.

But the greatest benifit of pitching a starter is that you are pitching a active, growing yeast culture. And by doing so, you bypass the first two stages of yeast development and go straight inter fermentation. You air lock will be bubbling within an hour!

]]> By: Chad http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Chad Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:54:18 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-469 Jamil Zainasheff has a pitching rate calculator that makes it easy to figure out how big a starter you need. http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html There are variables for ales vs. lagers, use of stir plates vs. shaking the starter and reusing yeast slurry from previous brews. All in all a pretty handy tool. Chad Jamil Zainasheff has a pitching rate calculator that makes it easy to figure out how big a starter you need. http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html

There are variables for ales vs. lagers, use of stir plates vs. shaking the starter and reusing yeast slurry from previous brews. All in all a pretty handy tool.

Chad

]]> By: Brad Smith http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Brad Smith Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-337 Yes, I would expect that a stir plate would increase the yeast growth. I found a reference that indicates that using a stir plat can increase the number of yeast cells by as much as 50% if the starter is also properly aerated. Yes,
I would expect that a stir plate would increase the yeast growth. I found a reference that indicates that using a stir plat can increase the number of yeast cells by as much as 50% if the starter is also properly aerated.

]]> By: Jeff Louella http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Jeff Louella Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:08:14 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-336 Would the use of a stir plate help increase the amount of yeast growth. Say instead of 150b with a 1L starter, you get 200b in the same starter? Would the use of a stir plate help increase the amount of yeast growth. Say instead of 150b with a 1L starter, you get 200b in the same starter?

]]> By: Brad Smith http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Brad Smith Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:56:05 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-253 Rep - I usually pitch the whole thing into the starter and then pull a new sample for the next batch. You can reuse yeast for 5-6 generations before it is time to buy fresh yeast. Rep – I usually pitch the whole thing into the starter and then pull a new sample for the next batch. You can reuse yeast for 5-6 generations before it is time to buy fresh yeast.

]]> By: Rep http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/01/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Rep Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:00:42 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/?p=35#comment-252 If I am washing and reusing yeast, how many ml's would I pitch to the starter above? TY - Nice article. If I am washing and reusing yeast, how many ml’s would I pitch to the starter above?

TY – Nice article.

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