my first yeast split

[johnluc]

Hi all,will attempt to split a wyeast smackpack tommorrow,have read a how to somewhere where he splits a yeast into 12 using 500 grm
dme boiled in 4pints of water and topped up with 4 pints of cooled boiled water to make a gallon,as i want to do 6 splits do i use 250 grm of dme and boil with 4 pints of water,or boil with 2 pints and then top up with 2 more. am thinking about SG or does it not matter.
also can i use small water bottles to store my 6 starters(still water bottles).
can i smack my pack straight out of the fridge or leave to reach room temp which is about 28c at the moment.
: johnluc

 

[dennisking]

Smack the pack then wait until its expanded, this can be anything from a few hours to a few days depending on the age etc. I also split 6 ways and start by using 100gm of malt extract in a litre of boiled water which will take about 2 days. You can split then but I prefer to pour off the spent wort then add 200 gms of malt extract in 2litres of boiled water again leave 2 days then split. This gives you a a lot more yeast cells and gives a healthy start. I pour off the spent wort and add a bit of cooled boiled water to make it more managable