Mr. Malty Yeast Pitching Calculator question

[Lenny2884]

I must be missing something. I plug in my OG and volume and it gives me the # of liters to make for my starter to acheive the proper pitching rate. But it doesn't tell me how much DME to use. Is there a standard amount of DME to use for all starters no matter the size? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Tonedef131]

Yeah, the caclculator just tells you what size of a starter you need...not how to make one. I usually stick to 3oz of DME per liter and that will put me in the low 1.030s.

 

[cmgray]

According to Mr. Malty himself you want to use 1gm of DME per 10 ml of starter.

So for a 1 liter starter, you would put 100gm of DME into the vessel and then fill with water to the 1 liter mark.

Here's a link with Jamil's explaination Proper Yeast Pitching Rates

 

[Edcculus]

cmgray, are you meaning to say 100 grams (g) of DME per 10mL of starter?

 

[steelerguy]

cmgray, are you meaning to say 100 grams (g) of DME per 10mL of starter?

I think he meant exactly what he said.

10 ml of water couldn't even dissolve 100 g of DME.

 

[tedski]

Plain light DME has an extract potential of 1.044 at a 10% solution. That's why he said 1g per 10ml.

 

[Brewsmith]

10:1 by weight whatever units you use. A pint of water is roughly a pound, so figure about 1.5 ounces of DME per pint, or 3 oz per quart.

 

[Edcculus]

I think he meant exactly what he said.

10 ml of water couldn't even dissolve 100 g of DME.

ha, right. I was looking at each line and got confused.