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   1. Staggered wort additions, instead of a yeast starter?

      by cmcquistion, 12 years ago in Fermentation (Wort to Still Beer)

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      I read this article recently and it got me wondering about a way to get a healthy fermentation from liquid yeast, without doing a yeast starter.
      
      I do primarily BIAB and sometimes do no-chill. I'm wondering if I can run off my hot wort to two 2.5 gallon cubes, let them chill overnight, then run one of them (just 2.5 gallons) into a fermenter and pitch liquid yeast, without a starter. Let that ferment for a day or two, then rack the other 2.5 gallons of wort on top of it. The idea would be...

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      Thanks for sharing this idea! I really like it.
      
      I would love to try this, as I want to make a double IPA soon.
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      Three3Beer
      12 years ago

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