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Making double starter?
I am planning on brewing a 10 gallon batch that requires two wyeast packs, with starters, but I forgot to get the second wyeast pack 
. Could I make a 2L starter, wait for the yeast to do it's business, cold crash, decant off 'beer' and add another 2L of wort to get the yeast count I would need for the 10 gallons? Or would making a single 4L starter in the fermentor with the single yeast pack give enough cells?
Thanks!
GuyNMT wrote:
Or would making a single 4L starter in the fermentor with the single yeast pack give enough cells?
Thanks!
I think this is the better option
If you have the DME and the time, I think the best option is to make your 2L starter, then decant and pour your yeast into a new 4L starter. This will give you a much higher yeast count.
Hmm k thanks! I was originally going to reuse some yeast from another batch, but after I pitched beer onto a yeast cake and it didn't ferment (seriously wtf, the cake wasn't old either, only three weeks) and proceeded to become infected, I've gotten cold feet about trying it again.
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