Yeast starter for flanders red?

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:50 pm

My brother is planning to brew a flanders red of some sort in a few weeks. Should a starter be done for this? He's using a wyeast smack pack in a 5ish gallon batch.

i'm guessing not, since it is a mix of bacteria and yeast and a starter might throw off the proportions?

BBrianBoogie · Post by **BBrianBoogie** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:00 pm

You got it. If the pack's older or the gravity is a little higher on the beer and he doesn't feel comfortable, get a pack of US-05 or a similarly clean strain and add some of it along with the blended pack.

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:07 pm

thanks!

looks like listening to the back catalogue of brew strong over the past months is paying off, haha

KMcK · Post by **KMcK** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:19 pm

What is the "mix of bacteria and yeast" he's using?

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:35 pm

KMcK wrote:What is the "mix of bacteria and yeast" he's using?

i will ask him this evening - or he can chime in here - but it is something from wyeast. he got noble grape to get it in with their next order.

KMcK · Post by **KMcK** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:28 pm

I have a starter that has gone mouldy. Does that count?

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:01 pm

KMcK wrote:I have a starter that has gone mouldy. Does that count?

i think that's pretty much what wyeast does, so you should probably sell it at a premium

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