Yeast Starter with Corn Sugar?

Dionysos911 · Aug 27, 2009

Did a quick search but didn't find much on this topic. I was wondering if it's ok to make a yeast starter using corn sugar instead of DME? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to this?

springer · Aug 27, 2009

no don't do it you want the yeast to get used to eating the complex sugar of the wort not the simple sugar in Corn sugar

MMW · Aug 27, 2009

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/yeast-starter-corn-sugar-nutrient-117699/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/corn-sugar-starter-77012/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/corn-sugar-ok-use-starter-50338/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/yeast-starter-corn-sugar-10688/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/corn-sugar-starter-984/

Use the DME

Dionysos911 · Aug 27, 2009

springer said:
no don't do it you want the yeast to get used to eating the complex sugar of the wort not the simple sugar in Corn sugar

Good call.. Thanks for the help!

Arkador · Aug 27, 2009

just buy a 2# bag of DME, that is enough for 9x 1 liter starters.
1 liter water - 100g DME makes ~1.040 starter
1# = .450 KG

comes out to about $1 per starter

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