Question for you Brewers that use the 1000 ML Flasks for your Yeast Starters...

[Blender]

I boil the DME in a pot and then transfer to the sanitized jug when it is cooled.It's easier for me to make up a couple of gallons of Iodaphor to keep things clean. Give yourself 2 days for the starter to ferment out, decant the spent liquid after chilling. The flasks are nice and I am not cheap but the jug seemed like a good alternative for me.

 

[ρ®ïMσ]

Just use foil. No need for a huge debate.

Oh, and RDWHAHB!

..definitely relaxed..but if you read my threads (see above postings) would see that i am asking about the starter vessel itself, and i use tin foil so i will try to keep the debate to a minimum

 

[FlyGuy]

starsan flask before removing foil or do it directly to mouth after removing foil?

You want to santize the mouth of the flask after removing the foil to ensure it is sanitized before you pour your starter through it. Just an extra precaution to ensure that you don't contaminate it.

 

[ρ®ïMσ]

I boil the DME in a pot and then transfer to the sanitized jug when it is cooled.It's easier for me to make up a couple of gallons of Iodaphor to keep things clean. Give yourself 2 days for the starter to ferment out, decant the spent liquid after chilling. The flasks are nice and I am not cheap but the jug seemed like a good alternative for me.

so youre doing 1950mL h2o and 1.5c DME?

 

[Blender]

I use 8 oz. for a 3 quart starter. Keep the temp in the 70's. There is another ratio that is used which is 1 gram for every 10ml of starter. Have you checked out this great reference? >> Mr.Malty

 

[ρ®ïMσ]

Have you checked out this great reference? >> Mr.Malty

from mr.malty.com :"Another case where you generally don’t want to make a starter is with dry yeast. It is usually cheaper and easier to just buy more dry yeast than it would be to make a starter large enough for most dry yeast packs. Many experts suggest that placing dry yeasts in a starter would just deplete the reserves that the yeast manufacturer worked so hard to build into their product. For dry yeasts, just do a proper rehydration in tap water, do not make a starter."

thought dry yeast would be an instance where you would definitely want to do a starter.

 

[Philip1993]

..definitely relaxed..but if you read my threads (see above postings) would see that i am asking about the starter vessel itself, and i use tin foil so i will try to keep the debate to a minimum

I have a 1k mL flask and a 1gal jug. I like the jug better. Except for decanting. For that I like a straight walled container.

 

[TexLaw]

I boil the DME in a pot and then transfer to the sanitized jug when it is cooled.It's easier for me to make up a couple of gallons of Iodaphor to keep things clean. Give yourself 2 days for the starter to ferment out, decant the spent liquid after chilling. The flasks are nice and I am not cheap but the jug seemed like a good alternative for me.

That's what I do. I'm in the crowd that had big pains, trying to boil the flask on the stove.


TL

 

[Blender]

thought dry yeast would be an instance where you would definitely want to do a starter.

Like the old and somewhat overused saying

"You learn something every day"

 

[Philip1993]

Like the old and somewhat overused saying

"You learn something every day"

Never heard that before. Guess I learned something today!

 

[Blender]

Never heard that before. Guess I learned something today!

I guess I am showing my age.

 

[Philip1993]

I guess I am showing my age.

Nah, I was just being a smart a**.

 

[sudbuster]

Check it out dude ...... http://morebeer.com/view_product/16636. If you wanted to you could put an air lock in a pigs **s. QUOTE]

Don't forget to sanitize it first, you wouldn't want the pigs **s to get any off flavors from contamination

I missed this one...... LMFAO.....