ForerunnerBrewer
Well-Known Member
I just spent an enormous amount of money getting licensed in two states so my budget is tight. Which is not a bad thing because it forces me to think very creatively!
Here is what I'm kicking around. Since honey is not a good yeast starter because of complex carbohydrates and lack of nutrients and pure sugar simply lacks anything, I was musing on other alternative yeast foods. I remembered another thread I saw a year ago about a guy that had cheerios in his beer as an adjunct. Since yeasties basically get their nutrition from liquified malts (which include sugars) is it that much of a stretch to believe that same nutrition is in cheerios sans sugar? The main ingredient in Cheerios is malted Oats.
So I thought I would heat up some Cheerios and add some honey or table sugar, perhaps both since wort has different grades of sugars.
Thoughts?
Here is what I'm kicking around. Since honey is not a good yeast starter because of complex carbohydrates and lack of nutrients and pure sugar simply lacks anything, I was musing on other alternative yeast foods. I remembered another thread I saw a year ago about a guy that had cheerios in his beer as an adjunct. Since yeasties basically get their nutrition from liquified malts (which include sugars) is it that much of a stretch to believe that same nutrition is in cheerios sans sugar? The main ingredient in Cheerios is malted Oats.
So I thought I would heat up some Cheerios and add some honey or table sugar, perhaps both since wort has different grades of sugars.
Thoughts?