I am about to do a similar lager for the first time, my question at the moment is about the yeast starter. I am going to be using WL830 and was wondering at what temp do i need to use with this making of the starter. The normal i.e. 18-22C or should it be made at lager fermenting temp of 12C
HAllow m8,
Youââ¬â¢ve raised a interesting question here...
Thereââ¬â¢s bount to be somebody replying more qualified as me up soon!!
Donââ¬â¢t want to give you duff info and say this is gospel!
What little input I can give is this:
(FOR ME!) I normally make a starter as normal...
But as the pitching temp goes down to pitching temp..I put it on the stir plate and the temp will be room temp!
All said And done you only doing a mini fermintation in a small time frame....making the cells multiply!!
And as long as the yeast is ready to pitch into the FV with the designated temp for your yeast stain...should give the yeast a great start! Specially with a lager!
Donââ¬â¢t want to confuse anybody lol
Iââ¬â¢ve done a non starter with dry yeast! But put the pitching temp above the fermintation range! To get the yeast active and then turn it down the right ferm temp!
I.e.
Proposed ferm temp 12c..I pitch the dry yeast say at 16c...for the time that takes the yeast to get active!
Then slowly turn down to 12c..
Everybody does it different and learning the yeast Stain you using and it limitations is a art in its own..
Hence why I do a lager starter!!
Takes the fannyââ¬â¢in on out of the equation!! Lol
Hope this helps!!
Prob not...Bri into a woffle again...
Like I said thereââ¬â¢ll be a guru soon lol
Bri