M max42 Well-Known Member Joined Sep 3, 2007 Messages 99 Reaction score 6 Jan 8, 2013 #1 How do you make a GF starter? I'm familiar with using DME but now that I'm brewing GF I'm not sure what to use? Thanks
How do you make a GF starter? I'm familiar with using DME but now that I'm brewing GF I'm not sure what to use? Thanks
ArcticBear Well-Known Member Joined Nov 7, 2011 Messages 632 Reaction score 49 Location Branford Jan 8, 2013 #2 Im sure you could use some sorghum syrup that would substitute for DME. Just find a LME conversion to make a starter around 1.040
Im sure you could use some sorghum syrup that would substitute for DME. Just find a LME conversion to make a starter around 1.040
S stefan1011 Well-Known Member Joined Mar 2, 2010 Messages 56 Reaction score 1 Location Maryland Jan 10, 2013 #3 I make my starters with Briess' White Sorghum Syrup 45 DE. I use 4 ozs of sorghum in 32 ozs water. This gives me a starting gravity of 1.035.
I make my starters with Briess' White Sorghum Syrup 45 DE. I use 4 ozs of sorghum in 32 ozs water. This gives me a starting gravity of 1.035.
mpcondo Well-Known Member Joined Apr 28, 2009 Messages 99 Reaction score 3 Jan 10, 2013 #4 Sorghum syrup is the easiest, but I just madea starter with a little millet that I ground and "mashed" in a french press.
Sorghum syrup is the easiest, but I just madea starter with a little millet that I ground and "mashed" in a french press.