19 Jan 2009
My first yeast starter
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About: I recall my first sip of beer very fondly. At a very early age I was watching a baseball game with my father, and he noticed I was curious as to the colorful red and white canned beverage in his hand and finally offered me a sip. At that point I felt like I was a part of something special. As I was never able to touch those elusive drinks prior to that moment, I felt like a grown man, sipping the sudsy elixir with my dad watching sports on the tv screen.
That was a one time event though, and it wasnt until my teen years when I realized the magical effects beer can have at social functions. I became enamored immediately with the level of fun that can be had while drinking what I also had confessed was the most refreshing drink in existence.
After years of experimenting with every drink available to me, I have found my tastes and preferences have matured. Still, more so than ever I am driven by the quest to find the ultimate beverage. Though I know there is no such thing I am always trying something new to find my favorites. I enjoy variety, and also believe the only way to discover truly what you enjoy the most is by trying everything you can. Not only do you learn about the various styles and flavors associated with the many kinds of beer, but you also learn what you like as well as what perhaps you are not particularly fond of. There is a time and a mood for just about any style of beer crafted today, and the more you experience the better you are prepared to suit your own tastes.
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I went ahead and did it.. Last night I performed the neccessary steps to get my liquid yeast ready for some thorough fermentation for my porter, which I plan to brew today. It was a simple matter of simmering a half a cup of dry malt extract with 32oz of water for ten minutes. Then cooling the mixture to 70-75 degrees before adding to the sanitized jug and then adding the liquid yeast which were awoken hours earlier in the smack pack. Popped the airlock on the top and shook vigourously and that was it. 12 hours later I have a fine yeast cake settling at the bottom, ready for action!
The pic shows all the items that must be sanitized and used for the process (minus the pot to boil the mix in). It was fun and simple and now I am hoping to get some fierce fermentaion from these happy little yeast buddies!!
Tags: fermentation, Homebrew, starter, yeast
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January 19th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Nice work on the yeast starter. I think you’ll notice a difference using one. I just tried my 1st yeast starter and it finished fermenting in 4 days. It took a little less than 12 hours to get a vigorous fermentation going. I just racked my beer off the yeast into a secondary today. Looks and smells good and I hit my target ABV% too.
January 20th, 2009 at 7:20 am
I just did my first starter on a high OG batch and it was a very violent fermentation. Looking at O2 injection and stir plates next. One of these batches is going to explode on me!