philm63
Grandmaster Brewer
Ok so I have "step 2" of a stepped starter winding down now but I don't plan on pitching 'til this coming weekend so it's gonna have to chill in the fridge all week. This is my WLP002 from an earlier thread. I started with around 45 Billion cells and stepped with 0.6L, then again with 2.1L hoping to get up to around 311 Billion cells.
My question is this; after I drain-off the old wort on brew day, is it ok to wake this starter back up in, say, 1L of fresh wort? Could I get away with less? Should I use more? I plan to bring it to high krausen before pitching and knowing what I know now about this strain, krausen doesn't seem to make an appearance unless there's ample food at the party. My fear is that I may overstress the yeast using too small a volume, while at the same time I'm not necessarily trying to increase the cell count nor do I wish to pitch 3 liters of starter into my 5-gallon batch. I suppose I could pitch 2L - that might not be so bad as long as I keep it off the stir plate... Suggestions?
My question is this; after I drain-off the old wort on brew day, is it ok to wake this starter back up in, say, 1L of fresh wort? Could I get away with less? Should I use more? I plan to bring it to high krausen before pitching and knowing what I know now about this strain, krausen doesn't seem to make an appearance unless there's ample food at the party. My fear is that I may overstress the yeast using too small a volume, while at the same time I'm not necessarily trying to increase the cell count nor do I wish to pitch 3 liters of starter into my 5-gallon batch. I suppose I could pitch 2L - that might not be so bad as long as I keep it off the stir plate... Suggestions?