Photopilot
Well-Known Member
I used to brew a bunch and am getting back into it after about 10 years off. I went to make a starter for a batch I'm about to brew. I got out of work late and had a friend that was calling trying to get me to go out and see a show.
So I figure I boil some water in the flask add the DME, cool the wort down, pitch the yeast in and head out. Didn't work out as planned.
The recipe for a starter from the local place I bought the kit from says 6 cups of water to 1/2 cup DME. The flask could not hold that much, so I was paring it down to 4 cups. I brought the water to a boil in the flask. Removed it from the heat to add the DME. As the measuring cup got near the mouth of the Flask the steam started to create a crust on the DME. As I tried to pour some into the flask some spilled over the outside of the flask. What little that made it inside was enough to cause an instant boil over, that ejected 1/2 the water in the flask.
So I abandoned it, went out and have to try again tomorrow. How do I go about creating a starter in the flask instead of a mini Mt Vesuvius? How much DME and water to add to get a starting SG of 1.040? How long might I have to wait to be able till the starter will be ready to pitch?
Thanks
So I figure I boil some water in the flask add the DME, cool the wort down, pitch the yeast in and head out. Didn't work out as planned.
The recipe for a starter from the local place I bought the kit from says 6 cups of water to 1/2 cup DME. The flask could not hold that much, so I was paring it down to 4 cups. I brought the water to a boil in the flask. Removed it from the heat to add the DME. As the measuring cup got near the mouth of the Flask the steam started to create a crust on the DME. As I tried to pour some into the flask some spilled over the outside of the flask. What little that made it inside was enough to cause an instant boil over, that ejected 1/2 the water in the flask.
So I abandoned it, went out and have to try again tomorrow. How do I go about creating a starter in the flask instead of a mini Mt Vesuvius? How much DME and water to add to get a starting SG of 1.040? How long might I have to wait to be able till the starter will be ready to pitch?
Thanks