Llarian
Well-Known Member
I figured I'd see if anybody else has considered this as a time and money saving idea. I figure I should be able to mash about 7.75 Lbs of 2-row malt and do a 60 minute boil to get 5 gallons of 1.040 neutral wort.
If I canned this in 1 liter mason jars, I should have enough material for 9 2-liter starters for a cost of around $10, compared to usually getting about 7 of them out of a 3lb bag of DME for the same price, and it'll be ready to go when needed, just open the jar and toss it into my flask with yeast.
Anybody tried this? I'm trying to think it through to see if there's any flaws I'm missing, but it seems like it'd work fine and have me setup for several months of starters, which I tend to start on worknights the week of a brew weekend.
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If I canned this in 1 liter mason jars, I should have enough material for 9 2-liter starters for a cost of around $10, compared to usually getting about 7 of them out of a 3lb bag of DME for the same price, and it'll be ready to go when needed, just open the jar and toss it into my flask with yeast.
Anybody tried this? I'm trying to think it through to see if there's any flaws I'm missing, but it seems like it'd work fine and have me setup for several months of starters, which I tend to start on worknights the week of a brew weekend.
-D