Beer-Baron

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I've heard of mashing up and boiling Raisins as a yeast nutrient.

How about Craisins?

I only ask because I have a bag of Craisins around and don't feel like going to the supermarket.

Yuri_Rage

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Craisins are processed a bit more and have a lot of sugar added. I doubt the effect would be the same.

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What what? raisins? Do tell

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I'd also be concerned with preservatives on such a mass marketed product. If you find dehydrated cranberries at a store like Whole Foods you might be able to find what you're looking for without all of the sugars and preservatives.

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+1, dried fruits usually always have sulfur dioxide added to "preserve freshness" among other things that you may not want in your beer/starters. Also, craisins are cranberries not raisins, so it's kind of like saying will an apple taste like my orange?

To each their own, but to me this sounds a little crazy. A vial of yeast nutrient is $5 and will last for many many batches. Raisins are $3-4 a pound, and you probably need a fair amount to get anything from. Keep them for your oatmeal cookies...

ChrisS68

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hmmm... Oatmeal Raisin Stout...?

rycov

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Oatmeal raisin stout?... sick. that sounds like breakfast of champions.

BSBrewer

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale from Cigar City makes me want to make lots of cookie inspired brews

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