what size beaker do you use for yeast starters

[ozdevil]

hey all

I think i stuffed up  

i think i brought the wrong size beaker  for doing yeast starters

i brought a 5 litre beaker and its massive

as i plan to soon move in to liquid yeasts  and to do a few yeast starters

should i have just gone with the 3 litre  beaker for easy managing 

as this will sit on a wort whipper  yeast stirrer

i do plan on getting a 3l beaker

but just wondering if 5l is way to big

[kmar92]

@ozdevil I use a 3l Erlenmeyer flask and find it a good size for starters. I have never used a 5l flask so can't really comment on it, however knowing the physical size of 3l I would agree that the 5l must be huge.

[ozdevil]

4 minutes ago, kmar92 said:

@ozdevil I use a 3l Erlenmeyer flask and find it a good size for starters. I have never used a 5l flask so can't really comment on it, however knowing the physical size of 3l I would agree that the 5l must be huge.

it is huge   i am going to get a 3l Erlenmeyer flask  

i guess i can make a huge starter if i need to

 

 

[Hairy]

I have a 2 litre Erlenmeyer flask. Perfect for most of my standard gravity ales. It gives me 500ml for a jar in the fridge and the rest for pitching in the beer.

A 3 litre flask would have been more versatile and used for bigger beers and lager yeast.

A 5 litre flask would be way too big for me.

[Journeyman]

Nah, you just need about 6 - 8 small jars like this and you make 1 BIG batch & split it up for the next 6 brews or so.  

[terminal2k]

does the bow help with fermentation?

[Journeyman]

19 minutes ago, terminal2k said:

does the bow help with fermentation?

Nah, it's just for special blokes like Oz...

(IOW, that was the 1st pic I found  )

[Spursman]

2 hours ago, terminal2k said:

does the bow help with fermentation?

Nuffin wrong with being smartly dressed - probably shouda worn pants though!

[Classic Brewing Co]

2 hours ago, Journeyman said:

Nah, you just need about 6 - 8 small jars like this and you make 1 BIG batch & split it up for the next 6 brews or so.  

 

Rather pretty bow @Journeyman  hmmm'  OK I guess it came with the jar. 

[Journeyman]

15 minutes ago, Spursman said:

Nuffin wrong with being smartly dressed - probably shouda worn pants though!

Donald Duck never wore pants and he was OK to show to KIDS!

3 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Rather pretty bow @Journeyman  hmmm'  OK I guess it came with the jar. 

Don't look at me - not my jar.

[ozdevil]

1 hour ago, Journeyman said:

Donald Duck never wore pants and he was OK to show to KIDS!

nor did Humphry and look what happened to him     

 

[Greenyinthewestofsydney]

8 hours ago, ozdevil said:

hey all

I think i stuffed up  

i think i brought the wrong size beaker  for doing yeast starters

i brought a 5 litre beaker and its massive

as i plan to soon move in to liquid yeasts  and to do a few yeast starters

should i have just gone with the 3 litre  beaker for easy managing 

as this will sit on a wort whipper  yeast stirrer

i do plan on getting a 3l beaker

but just wondering if 5l is way to big

Nope. 5L is fine. I have a 1L and a 3L. I wish I got a 3L and 5L. 3L is good for ales doing 1.5L or so starters but for me too small for lagers where you want to be pitching as much yeast as you can get. 

[ozdevil]

i suppose  when i look at this i have a bit of versitality where i can make bigger starters as @Greeny1525229549  stated
and can make  good starter for 3litre batches   

i still think i may get a 3l    as the 5l is a huge beaker

[RDT2]

I have a 2 litre flask, wish I had bought the 3 litre or 5 litre but I got around that by making a 1.5 litre starter for my Pilsner then used the yeast cake from my Pilsner for the Baltic Porter destroyed the Porter wort with a very healthy ferment  3 or 5 would be handy for ottos yeast harvest process though.

 

[Shamus O'Sean]

I agree on the use of a 5 litre from time to time.  I have a 1 litre and a 3 litre Erlenmeyer flask.  Only ever used the 3 litre.  Although the second last time I used it, I did a 2.3 litre starter with Lallemand Verdant IPA yeast.  I actually had a minor overflow of the Krausen from the flask.  So a 5 litre Erlenmeyer flask would have been handy.

I am in the process of doing a 2.3 litre starter with WLP840 American Lager yeast and it never looked like overflowing.  I actually have to step the WLP840 up again in a 2.7 litre starter to get enough yeast for my 32 litre batch, plus an overbuild to harvest for next time.

[RDT2]

On 9/29/2021 at 10:51 AM, ozdevil said:

hey all

I think i stuffed up  

i think i brought the wrong size beaker  for doing yeast starters

i brought a 5 litre beaker and its massive

as i plan to soon move in to liquid yeasts  and to do a few yeast starters

should i have just gone with the 3 litre  beaker for easy managing 

as this will sit on a wort whipper  yeast stirrer

i do plan on getting a 3l beaker

but just wondering if 5l is way to big

How is your wort whipper going with your 5 litre flask I was thinking of getting one?

[ozdevil]

26 minutes ago, RDT2 said:

How is your wort whipper going with your 5 litre flask I was thinking of getting one?

going good mate    i have both 5litre and 3litre   

you dont need wort whipper at full blast just enough to get the whirlpool happening

[RDT2]

51 minutes ago, ozdevil said:

going good mate    i have both 5litre and 3litre   

you dont need wort whipper at full blast just enough to get the whirlpool happening

Thanks for the reply homebrew store has a special with 5 litre flask so might get one now if you haven’t had a problem with it.

[Otto Von Blotto]

I have a 2 litre and 5 litre flask. Smaller one for standard ales, bigger one for lagers or big ales. 

Whenever I actually get around to brewing another batch, every time I get a free weekend day something else pops up. 

[RDT2]

5 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said:

I have a 2 litre and 5 litre flask. Smaller one for standard ales, bigger one for lagers or big ales. 

Whenever I actually get around to brewing another batch, every time I get a free weekend day something else pops up. 

I have a two litre as well so good to know  

[ozdevil]

19 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said:

I have a 2 litre and 5 litre flask. Smaller one for standard ales, bigger one for lagers or big ales. 

Whenever I actually get around to brewing another batch, every time I get a free weekend day something else pops up. 

stop playing golf then  haha   , todays the 1st of seven Saturdays of Stroke for my club

 

[Otto Von Blotto]

8 hours ago, ozdevil said:

stop playing golf then  haha   , todays the 1st of seven Saturdays of Stroke for my club

 

It's not golf that gets in the way haha, half the time I leave a day free on the weekend to do a brew but other crap gets in the way