first yeast starter
So my first yeast starter… a few notes:
Palmer rocks and has a nice calculator for pitching rates for various starter types (with O2, with stir plate, etc)
Working with the stainless diffuser stone is a PITA – just time consuming with the 15min boils to clean/sanitize it.
I am too cheap to buy a stir plate yet – I’m saving for my very keezer. From Palmer’s calc it just seemed to increase the amount of starter I needed by ~.5L. The starter seemed to turn out just fine.
@#$@# is boiling in an Erlenmeyer flask touchy – friggin boilovers are a constant problem. I’m not sure if this is due to our asstastic smooth top electric stove or if it is just the nature of the beast. I think some foam control might be in order. Other folks seem to love the stuff.
It did seem to start to fade (bubble activity) after 18hrs, next time need to get it into the fermenter before that.
Lag time: 2hrs. That’s right bitches.
