DME/Water Ratio for Starter ?

[goudaphunk]

I am going to brew this weekend. I planned on using the following ratio for DME/Water ratio.

1/2 cup of DME
2 cups of water

The beer I am brewing has an OG of 1.072. Would this starter be powerful enough or do I need to up my numbers?

Cheers,
Jimmy

 

[JBOGAN]

Mr.Malty or Yeastcalculator.com has all your answers

 

[goudaphunk]

I have also been told I could use the formula of

1500 ml of water and 1 cup of DME.

Thanks!

 

[FortMillBrew]

I use weight not volume for my starters. 50g DME to each 500ml water. You could up that a bit for your .072 start. Either way you should be OK.

 

[goudaphunk]

The ideal range for a starter is 1.030-1.040, correct?

 

[JBOGAN]

The ideal range for a starter is 1.030-1.040, correct?

Yes that is ideal.When was the yeast produced?The viability may be different if it is a couple months old and you may under pitch if so.Yeastcalculator.com will show how much yeast you actualy have and need.

 

[kh54s10]

Go by weight not by volume. Volume is inaccurate due to how densely the DME is packed it the cup. If you pour it into a cup you will have less DME than if you scoop out a cup which will compact it more.

1 to 10 ratio. So if you are making a 1 liter starter you use 100 grams of dme. 1.25 L needs 125 grams 1.5 L needs 150 grams etc etc etc.

 

[dbals]

By weight for 1.040:
8oz (228 gr) DME per 2 Liter
4oz (114 gr) DME per 1 Liter
1oz (28.8 gr) DME per 250ml
0.5oz (14.2 gr) DME per 125ml

Hope this helps

 

[goudaphunk]

So, I just made a tester starter, minus the yeast pitching. I used 1500 ml of water and 150 grams of DME. My OG, using a refractometer was 1.045. I am assuming that is too high? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[dbals]

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