I going to brew Ed's Bee Cave Brewery Bavarian Hefeweizen this weekend and went to make a starter yesterday and did it like I normally do with pale malt extract. I was wondering if I screwed up not using some kind of wheat extract, or if it will be fine when i dump it in the beer.
Starter for a Hefe
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rsmith179
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I always use standard DME when making my starters. The night before my brew date, I throw the whole starter in the fridge and allow the yeast to settle to the bottom. In the morning, I pull the starter out, decant off the top liquid and allow the yeast to come back up to room temp before pitching. Decanting off the top liquid will allow you to dump in your starter without worrying too much about differing flavors between your starter and your main batch.
