I was planning to brew a hefeweizen partial mash kit tomorrow, and I have a vial of White Labs yeast that I got through mail-order. I want to make a starter for it mostly to check the viability because I had trouble with a dead tube of WL that I received in the same order.
Never made a starter before, and I don't have any DME. My LHBS was closed last night and appears to be closed today. They run a sporadic schedule anyway and I doubt they will be back until Tuesday.
I have some corn sugar. Can I use that to make a starter, and if so how much should I use? Should I just use some of the liquid extract from the kit?
I've done some reading on this, but I haven't seen anybody suggest corn sugar as a starter. Your assistance is appreciated.
Never made a starter before, and I don't have any DME. My LHBS was closed last night and appears to be closed today. They run a sporadic schedule anyway and I doubt they will be back until Tuesday.
I have some corn sugar. Can I use that to make a starter, and if so how much should I use? Should I just use some of the liquid extract from the kit?
I've done some reading on this, but I haven't seen anybody suggest corn sugar as a starter. Your assistance is appreciated.