Ozbrewer wrote:no you realy do need to step it up, and dont try it with wort to high in gravity or youll have problems, for some reason the figure of step is 5 x each step so if you start with 100ml, the next step is 500ml.....but i think that is even to high for the first 2-3 steps i would start at 100ml, then 200, then 500, then 1500........(thats assumiong its going from a slant
maybe Jon or Doc or Jamil can answer a little better
Thanks OZ.
FWIW I always use 1.040, but I did hear on one show that for a HG wort you need to make a HG starter. I wish I remember when it was said. And I only using WL vials. Stir plate is in the works.
What I'm thinking is to figure out the proper window of the size of steps. Then while keeping equal steps until I reach my target, I'd limit the steps as much as I can until I reach the upper limit of the window. Once I get to the upper limit of the window, then add a step and drop the steps to the lower end of the window.
One thing I'm over looking might be the quality of the yeast right out of the gate with the vial.