tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365074056807535758.post1898980691782142387..comments2023-08-03T23:15:42.969-07:00Comments on Counter Brew: Making Great Beer with Common Sense. : So, I quit washing yeast. David Steltinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091919069275585647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365074056807535758.post-32216320654124746512017-01-18T07:29:06.089-08:002017-01-18T07:29:06.089-08:00I will point out that this post is from over a yea...I will point out that this post is from over a year ago, and We have really embraced vitality starters in that period of time. But what I was doing back then was gravity ramp ups. So I would start with a low gravity beer, ferment, package... then I would brew a higher gravity beer and pitch it right on top of the slurry of the previous beer. Usually there was about .5 gallon to .75 gallon of slurry in the fermenter. WE had O problems with this approach. But vitality starters are so easy and dependable, we have just embraced them for our brewing.David Steltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091919069275585647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365074056807535758.post-16512224637184361312016-12-19T20:22:06.912-08:002016-12-19T20:22:06.912-08:00What is your target slurry to beer-like liquid rat...What is your target slurry to beer-like liquid ratio? Do you decant off the liquid before pitching?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279594744911609927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365074056807535758.post-30557274525018265832015-11-13T17:18:05.227-08:002015-11-13T17:18:05.227-08:00That's exactly right. I still do make starte...That's exactly right. I still do make starters for competitions. But for everyday beer, I just pitch 2 pints into a 5 and 1 into a 2.25. Easy. David Steltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091919069275585647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365074056807535758.post-37788063354466466472015-10-28T10:23:18.545-07:002015-10-28T10:23:18.545-07:00"So I find that two pint jars of slurry (yeas..."So I find that two pint jars of slurry (yeast cake) will give the same kind of fermentation as a starter, in most of my beers."<br /><br />So you skip the starter buy dumping both pints in? I guess it's no different than putting the wort right on the existing yeast cake in the carboy. Thanks for the tip! Darren J Enghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190803028300311029noreply@blogger.com