why add hops to starter?

[Raffie]

Why does this do?

 

[Desert_Sky]

I dont know, I never do it

 

[homebrewer_99]

Hops have preservative qualities, but I've never used them in starters. It's not like it's sitting around for 2 weeks before using.

 

[DeathBrewer]

i think it's just if you use the same dme and hops you would with your beer...keep the taste the same? isn't necessary at all.

 

[the_bird]

Acts as a preservative. I don't add hops, because I like doing starters in a clear bottle so I can see the yeast layer, and I don't want to have to worry about skunking.

 

[raceskier]

I've seen both opinions, with no definitive references. They do have antibacterial properties, that is known. Are they necessary? Again, I don't know. I use a couple pellets. Just paranoid, I guess. They don't interfere with being able to see what's going on.

 

[traistbrew]

Acts as a preservative. I don't add hops, because I like doing starters in a clear bottle so I can see the yeast layer, and I don't want to have to worry about skunking.

can hops skunk a starter. i thought the sunlight and skunking refered to the sugars and sunlight

 

[Calder]

Skunking results from the sunlight affect on some of the hop compounds.

Wine and cider do not get affected by skunking because they don't contain hops.

 

[inflictor-of-grimness]

Do people actually do this? Waste of hops.

 

[GrogNerd]

Do people actually do this? Waste of hops.

I've read that it helps the yeast get more accustomed to the environment they're being dumped into

but yes, total waste of a pellet of hops