LME yeast starter

[PenPen]

It's all I got. Should I even try or is it DME or nada?

 

[bradsul]

You can use it. The tough part is just measuring it out since it's so thick. Basically add 20% to any amount of DME you were going to use and that is how much LME you want. How you get it measured is another question.

Edit: Should have mentioned, the 20% rule applies by weight. I'm not sure how you'd do it by volume if that is your usual method.

 

[PenPen]

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

 

[bradsul]

I usually shoot for around 1.045 gravity on my starters. I suppose one way would be to keep dissolving LME and taking readings until you get to that point. Would be pretty tedious work I think though.

 

[PenPen]

I know. I have no energy to try to pull off a science experiment tonight. I may just skip the starter and cross my fingers.

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

Some people think you need to be really precise about the amount of water and extract in your starter. They might be right but I don't know.

I usually just get it about as thick as it was when I was doing the two gallon stove top boil and call it good. I figure that should work with LME as well as it does the powder.

 

[bradsul]

I'm just addicted to spinning the hydrometer in the jar.

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

I'm just addicted to spinning the hydrometer in the jar.

Hey, if you like it go for it! It's surely a better approach than mine. I'm one of those non-technical, non-organized brewers.

I do keep a notebook though.

 

[boo boo]

I'm just addicted to spinning the hydrometer in the jar.

And doing it right it seems.

You can do up all the LME into a 1040 sg solution and can the remainder to be used at a later date.
I've begun saving a bit of wort from my AG brews and canning them to be used in starters. Beats using expensive LME or DME.

 

[bradsul]

And doing it right it seems.

You can do up all the LME into a 1040 sg solution and can the remainder to be used at a later date.
I've begun saving a bit of wort from my AG brews and canning them to be used in starters. Beats using expensive LME or DME.

I keep trying to talk myself into doing up a half batch and then canning it all into mason jars but I never get around to it. DME is cheap enough and you use so little in a starter that I don't mind keeping it around for that. On the other hand I'm probably just being lazy and could save a fortune.