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Gentleman and Ladies, I have read the posting to my latest questions in regards to starters. I have also looked at the links provided and have some additional questions. 1) I have one smack pack with 100 billion yeast cells, do I need another smack pack of the same size? From what I have read this w...

Is there any advantage to making a starter and increasing the cell count of the yeast? I need a better understanding of why I would do this process. Also if there is an advantage to using a starter, what is the starter? How do I mix it with the smack pack? Thanks for your help
Don

I am getting ready to make a clone of a Harpoon IPA. The recipe calls for a WYeast American Ale II 1272. The directions on the smack pack say I can use it roughly 3 hours after activating. I have read where some people have let it activate for a couple of days. Also is there anything else I need bes...

It's been anywhere from 71- 74. I'm at work so I can't tell you the exact yeast that was included in the kit. I can post that info later on tonight Thanks

I am new to home brewing. I'm on my second batch of beer. The first one is in bottles already and the second batch is in the fermentation stage. There was activity in the air lock the first 24 hours then not much after that point. Should I be concerned that it only lasted 24 hours. Both batches were...