Starter Yeast

cmbtscout · #1 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 10:39 AM

I have a question about Starter Yeast. I have been looking at Guiness Clone Recipes and just about all of them are saying that I need to use yeast that is made with a bottle of guiness but I just do not know how to do that. Is there anyone that can shed a little light on this for me? I am sorta new to home brewing but currently I am deployed to Iraq so brewing is out of the question for me but I should be home in a week or so, and plan on resuming my brewing as soon as I get home. thanks

Mack

ettu brew te' · #2 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 11:22 AM

I think you would just take part of a bottle of Guiness and warm it to 70-75 degrees and put your yeast in it maybe an hour before you pitch. I have a friend that uses Nottingham yeast with a starter, and his airlock is going berzerk by the end of the day that he brews, and he uses tap water for his, but the principle is the same.

By the way, how many of us in the forum have military exp.? I am going on 17 yrs with the USAF.

cmbtscout · #3 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 02:14 PM

Thanks I am gonna dig a little further on this, by the way if you are wanting to know I have about 9 years active duty Army.