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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 7/1/15 at 9:46 am to LoneStarTiger
Posted on 7/1/15 at 9:46 am to LoneStarTiger
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So basically you can make a starter when you start your brew day and pitch it when your wort is ready (for me usually 4+ hours later)
the results of the experiment were that there was no noticeable difference. I think this would allow you a couple different options. One, you can have a spontaneous brew day without worrying about not having a starter ready. Second, I would think that you can make a starter out of your pre-boil wort rather than using DME
But what happens to your cell count? Healthy yeast is very important, but you also need the correct quantity of cells to ferment out the way you want? I make my starters the day before brew day, when using Gigayeast. For traditional sometimes i make my starters 2 days before brew day.
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Posted on 7/1/15 at 9:53 am to BugAC
Also, did some google searching and on the beeradvocate forums, they recommend decanting and cold crashing off of their starter. Why and how would you do this?
Posted on 7/1/15 at 10:12 am to BugAC
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But what happens to your cell count? Healthy yeast is very important, but you also need the correct quantity of cells to ferment out the way you want?
Thought this was very interesting from the brewer of La Cumbre Elevated IPA:
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Elevated IPA is fermented with what Erway calls the most ubiquitous yeast in the country: American ale yeast. Despite his use of a common yeast strain, he claims that one of the secrets to his IPA’s success is the low rate at which he pitches it. “We pitch 400 million cells per milliliter per degree Plato, or 40 percent of the recommended amount to pitch,” he explains. “We achieve a faster, healthier fermentation by pitching a little less yeast.”
Posted on 7/1/15 at 10:19 am to BugAC
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But what happens to your cell count? Healthy yeast is very important, but you also need the correct quantity of cells to ferment out the way you want? I make my starters the day before brew day, when using Gigayeast. For traditional sometimes i make my starters 2 days before brew day.
Well, that's the whole point of the experiment, to see if cell count mattered. Turns out, with this batch, it didn't.
As for decanting, you wouldn't decant the starter. I typically do now, but I make my starter a few days ahead of time.
I don't think I will change my typical procedure based on this experiment but I think it's good to know if I want to brew but haven't made the starter already, it's still ok
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