bigears
Well-Known Member
I've smacked a couple of Wyeast packs yesterday with the intention of making yeast starters. I've just noticed my DME is dated Best Before 31st August. I'm wondering how much I should be concerned by the Best Before Date. The DME has been stored in the fridge since I bought it several months ago. I won't have time to get more before I brew. I've often heard of people using out of date kits/extract so should I even worry if I'm just using it for a starter?
I'm going to be brewing an all grain ale during the week - if it's not an option to use the DME could I :
1. Boil the first runnings from the mash in a small pot (a couple of litres for example), cool it and use this to make the starters? This would mean that there would only be about 2/2.5 hours for the starters to ferment.
2. If I do boil the first runnings in a pot do I just need to boil long enough to kill bacteria, say 15 minutes?
I'm going to be brewing an all grain ale during the week - if it's not an option to use the DME could I :
1. Boil the first runnings from the mash in a small pot (a couple of litres for example), cool it and use this to make the starters? This would mean that there would only be about 2/2.5 hours for the starters to ferment.
2. If I do boil the first runnings in a pot do I just need to boil long enough to kill bacteria, say 15 minutes?