Based on this article from Main Street Homebrew Supply I decided to try a yeast starter. I’m hoping it will improve my beers. Regardless of the outcome, it’s always interesting to try something new.

I made a half gallon starter using about a half pound of dry light malt extract and a pinch of hops. I’m going to be brewing a steam beer, so I pitched the White Labs Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast (WLP802). I wanted to use the San Francisco Lager Yeast, but Main Street was out and I wasn’t patient enough to wait for them to get it back in stock.