Wyeast Propagator, but no DME for starter?

I just got my kegging kit and a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone kit from MidWest along with the Wyeast Propagator smack pack.

This is my first time using a Propagator pack and it mentions making a starter with 3.5oz of DME but the recipe kit only has LME and grains??

Anyone know what I should do? Can I use a little LME? I was planning on brewing today but I can hold out till next Friday in order to do it right...

Thanks!

You can use LME but increase the ratio about 20% to get the same gravity.

Thanks!! Looks like I'll get it going on Tuesday to be ready for brewing Friday

If you're out of options, head to your grocery store and check the "ethinc" section for this:



Decant and pitch.

brewt00l said:

If you're out of options, head to your grocery store and check the "ethinc" section for this:

Decant and pitch.

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This works as a starter medium? Even though it is hopped and carbonated?

Interesting!

EDIT- Wow it's all over the web....Some people boil it, some just let it degass...Though a lot of people dillute it with about 1/2 cup of water because the gravity is around 1.056 which is too high for a starter evidently.

Revvy said:

This works as a starter medium? Even though it is hopped and carbonated?

Interesting!

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It's got some additional ingredients like corn syrup and phosporic acid but it's primarily a hopped wort...maltose for your starter. If you decant and pitch the yeast, you'll minimize any introduction of the beverage to your wort. I prb wouldn't use it for something really subtle & very mild like a kolsch but otherwise, it's a go.

brewt00l said:

It's got some additional ingredients like corn syrup and phosporic acid but it's primarily a hopped wort...maltose for your starter. If you decant and pitch the yeast, you'll minimize any introduction of the beverage to your wort. I prb wouldn't use it for something really subtle & very mild like a kolsch but otherwise, it's a go.

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I'm always about picking up tips...Thanks for the info!

(I wish I had known about it 2 hours ago...I would have tried it on my second harvest of pacman from some Rogue bombers...I thought I almost didn't have enough dme to whip up a wort....but it turned out I had exactly 1/2 cup left.....)