RobbieRedBeard
Active Member
Hey everyone! As I am sure you can tell I am a complete n00b in brewing. I am very into it and very into doing it correctly. I just got done reading Palmer's "How to Brew" for the SECOND time today. After the first read and additional research I wanted to read again to pick up on more things which I totally did. I think I am ready except for this one part...... Making a starter yeast.
I am using an extract kit I bought through northernbrewer. It is a Dead Guy clone http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/grateful-dead-guy-extract-kit.html This is it in case someone can look at the specs and help me. I have read that it is always smart to start out with a starter yeast. This kit comes with a smack pack of pacman yeast. The part I am struggling with is how to mix it. Palmer says to mix in 1/2 cup of dry malt extract which I don't think I have in the kit. If I do have it in the kit can I use that and not have to worry about having enough extract when brew day comes? Does this mixture basically replace the missing extract I think I have? Is there another way to do this with out the extract if one of the extracts in my kit isn't correct to use for this? Also, once the starter kit is ready, do I pitch all the starter that I have just created to the wort? Do I really even need to do this?
I am still waiting for my brew kettle to arrive and plan on brewing a week from today. If this topic has been beaten to death around here I do apologize as I am new. I tried searching and couldn't find anything on this subject. Any help and or tips would be greatly appreciated.
I am using an extract kit I bought through northernbrewer. It is a Dead Guy clone http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/grateful-dead-guy-extract-kit.html This is it in case someone can look at the specs and help me. I have read that it is always smart to start out with a starter yeast. This kit comes with a smack pack of pacman yeast. The part I am struggling with is how to mix it. Palmer says to mix in 1/2 cup of dry malt extract which I don't think I have in the kit. If I do have it in the kit can I use that and not have to worry about having enough extract when brew day comes? Does this mixture basically replace the missing extract I think I have? Is there another way to do this with out the extract if one of the extracts in my kit isn't correct to use for this? Also, once the starter kit is ready, do I pitch all the starter that I have just created to the wort? Do I really even need to do this?
I am still waiting for my brew kettle to arrive and plan on brewing a week from today. If this topic has been beaten to death around here I do apologize as I am new. I tried searching and couldn't find anything on this subject. Any help and or tips would be greatly appreciated.