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Yeast starters are for real
tschmidlin:
Liquid yeast might have been available to YOU in the early 90s, but I never saw any until later. The shop I started going to in Allentown PA from 1990-~1993 had brown hops in paper bags and packs of dried yeast. You got what you got. Sounds like you had a better homebrew shop.
Joe Sr.:
Brew and Grow. I still shop there.
For some reason, they also carried a wide variety of hot sauces back then. So we'd get a couple bottles that would go on burritos at 2 or 3am. 911 Sauce, Hot b**** at the Beach, stuff like that.
Those were the days.
firedog23:
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--- Quote from: firedog23 on April 07, 2012, 04:52:56 PM ---I have zero reason to never do another starter. It is truly amazingvhowcfast it took off.
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Okay, but you're selling yourself short. I collect yeast and repitch from the jar, works very well. I don't think lag time necessarily determines the quality of the beer either.
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Well, yes, but you're (hopefully) pitching an appropriate amount of yeast, just with another method. I assume he meant he wouldn't pitch just the 1 vial/smack pack anymore.
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Yes, I am done with the single packs and with how easy a starter is, that is my route from now on. I also don't see a need for lag time if I can properly avoid it with the right amount of yeast.
kgs:
I am mentoring someone who is where I was three years ago (although I've never used Wyeast, so the "smack pack" stuff is all his).
Him (accompanied by picture of carboy): why hasn't my beer started fermenting yet?
Me: (among other questions) did you make a starter?
Him: I smacked the smack pack.
Me: next time, make a starter.
Him (a few hours later, new picture, this time with krausen): look, it finally started, 12 hours later!
Me: next time, make a starter.
Him: thanks for your help! I love brewing!
Me: next time, make a starter.
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