So I thought of instead of buying DME to make starters, why not just use 2 row malt to make about 2 gallons of starter wort which makes 8 quarts, which a quart is a little less than a liter. Only issue is storage, my solution was to can the wort with a pressure cooker.
Why this is attractive, according to Beer Smith it takes 3 lbs of 2-row to make a 2 gallon batch of 1.041 wort at a cost of $3.45 for the grain versus 2 lbs of Briess Dried Malt Extract- Golden Light at a cost of $8.80. Prices from midwestsupplies.com. Also I'm new to AG so I think this would be great practice, if I screw up I'm only out $1.15 a pound.
I plan on adding 1 pellet of whatever hops I have to each quart and yeast nutrient according to the directions for the batch.
I know that this has been done, I'm just curious about people's experiences doing this, what are the drawbacks if any. Any and all thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Why this is attractive, according to Beer Smith it takes 3 lbs of 2-row to make a 2 gallon batch of 1.041 wort at a cost of $3.45 for the grain versus 2 lbs of Briess Dried Malt Extract- Golden Light at a cost of $8.80. Prices from midwestsupplies.com. Also I'm new to AG so I think this would be great practice, if I screw up I'm only out $1.15 a pound.
I plan on adding 1 pellet of whatever hops I have to each quart and yeast nutrient according to the directions for the batch.
I know that this has been done, I'm just curious about people's experiences doing this, what are the drawbacks if any. Any and all thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers