Lager yeast starter temperature

[Ajhutch]

Simple question: when making a starter with a liquid lager yeast (specifically in my case Wyeast 2487 Bock yeast) do you do it at lager yeast temperatures, say 12C? Or room temperature as I would normally do for an ale yeast starter?

 

[strange-steve]

Simple question: when making a starter with a liquid lager yeast (specifically in my case Wyeast 2487 Bock yeast) do you do it at lager yeast temperatures, say 12C? Or room temperature as I would normally do for an ale yeast starter?

You're not worried about clean flavours when making a starter so room temperature is fine.

 

[BeerCat]

room temp is fine

 

[foxbat]

Done loads of them. 18-20C same as ale yeast. Just make sure you do a big one for a lager.

 

[Ajhutch]

Thanks all. It’s also an old yeast from the lucky dip so will need a big starter, though I will only do 12-15 litres

 

[MrRook]

Yeast will happily reproduce at higher temperatures than what they produce the best beer at, ale or lager.