britishbloke
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Do you have to spill out some wort and replace with water?
Making a starter. OG is at 1.060. How can I get it down to 1040?
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cweston
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No!
Just add water, 50% of the current volume.
Just add water, 50% of the current volume.
ayrton
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britishbloke said:Do you have to spill out some wort and replace with water?
I've only made a couple starters, but what's wrong with having a high OG? The same amount of sugar will be in the solution no matter what, right?
britishbloke
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How to brew book says to have a starting og of 1040 or 1030?
I got it to 1040 now and am reboiling to sanitize it again....
I got it to 1040 now and am reboiling to sanitize it again....
cweston
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ayrton said:
Ideally, the starter should be at or slightly below the gravity of the eventual beer you'll pitch it in. I go about 1 lb DME per 1 gal water: that gets you about a 1.045 wort.
britishbloke
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Does it really matter how much water to use?
More water more fermentables right so bigger yeast batch?
More water more fermentables right so bigger yeast batch?
cweston
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britishbloke said:
(Confused)
Gravity = the concentration of sugars in the solution. So more water means lower concentration. More water does not mean more fermentables.
autoferret
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I'm confussed too. I always use 500ml of water and .5oz of DME for a starter and never have a problem.
