How long do you boil your starter?

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Exact same here. Used to boil longer and now I go for 5 minutes (had too much boil off and would end up with higher gravity and less starter than I wanted)
 
I boil 15 minutes in the ehrlenmeyer flask. I use a little fermcap and haven't noticed a big boil off. I do cover loosely with foil.
 
10 mins with the cover on. I figure DMS in a starter won't matter.
 
5 minutes here with no lid. I decant my starter before pitching anyway so the boil of the starter is just to sanitize and dissolve the DME.
 
JonM said:
10 mins with the cover on. I figure DMS in a starter won't matter.
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DMS is a non issue in extract as it has already been taken care of in the manufacture of the extract:)
 
Uh, MAYBE 5 minutes. Really just a few minutes to sanitize the lid of the pot/pot itself with steam. I like to use just a scosche more water than I want for my starter and this way I don't boil off much/any.
 
for me it varies, but i've boiled for as little as 1 minute. the idea is to sterilize the wort and that happens in a few seconds at 212*F. the rest, to my mind, is to create steam to sterilize the pot/flask/etc you're boiling in. certainly nothing wrong with boiling for 15 minutes, but i can't think of any reason such a long boil is necessary. am i missing something?
 
I go until there is reflux at the top of the flask, and then two minutes or so. This ensures that the entire interior has been cooked to 100degC.
 
Personally I boil in a small saucepan for 5 - 10 minutes with the lid on the last few minutes. I sanitize my flask, then i put the hot/boiling wort in the flask, and then put the flask in the ice bath with aluminum foil on the top.
 

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