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Starter without DME?

Discussion in 'Fermentation & Yeast' started by rowco, Aug 31, 2013.

 

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    rowco

    Member

    Posted Aug 31, 2013
    Hey gurus, kind of a noob question here... I'm planning on brewing a nice dubbel tomorrow, and I went to make a starter this evening and realized I'm out of DME and my LHBS is closed.

    What are my best options? I have plenty of corn sugar lying around and a refractometer... Could I just make the starter from h20'and that if I hit the gravity of solution?

    I have some wort fermenting for an IPA I could wine thief from... But that doesn't seem smart...

    Pour a similar style beer and add corn sugar? Any advice would be appreciated!
     
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    Yooper

    Ale's What Cures You! Staff Member  

    Posted Aug 31, 2013
    You could do a real wort starter- mash some grain, make a wort, and boil it up to sanitize it.

    Otherwise, you need some DME. You don't want to make a starter with sugar, as you want to reproduce yeast that will ferment maltose.
     
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    rowco

    Member

    Posted Aug 31, 2013
    Fair enough. I'll grind some grain then. Thanks for the quick reply.
     
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