Mankang, have not given the yeast too much thought to be honest but you are probably right, might make a starter.
I dont have a chiller and use a method called "No Chilling" which is pretty popular in Australia where I started brewing. Basically after the whirlpool you drain the wort into clean plastic containers and seal the lid whilst its still hot and let them cool slowly. You need to adjust your hop schedule for this (which im still learning slowly as 60L of wort does not cool slowly, it can take me 30mins just to whirlpool). But a major advantage is that I can use the same wort for starters and take my time before pitching yeast.
I will probably use a different yeast for one batch.
Im limited by my mash turn (45L cooler) but if I sparge a lot I might even be able to make 60L, will have to wait and see.
Any thoughts on what spices to add (fine if some one posts for a standard 23L batch and I can scale) and if its a good idea to add them during fermentation instead?
Thanks Dave