Just wondering about this. Since DME is a litle pricey and I only have enough on hand for what I'm going to brew I was just wondering if it can be done with corn sugar or something else or if that's bad.
Thanks.
Thanks.
paranode said:Just wondering about this. Since DME is a litle pricey and I only have enough on hand for what I'm going to brew I was just wondering if it can be done with corn sugar or something else or if that's bad.
Thanks.
Evan! said:Yeah, kids, dextrose in a starter is bad...mmkay?
Dextrose has a different molecular structure than maltose, etc. If you introduce the yeast cells to dextrose molecules, then they quickly adapt to fermenting dextrose...so when you dump them into a big container full of sugar molecules that are NOT dextrose, they'll have to re-adapt. No good. ?
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