Yeast Starter question?

[Beermaker]

Has anyone used 1 cup of priming sugar in place of DME/LME for a yeast starter? If so, how did it turn out, if at all?

 

[sirsloop]

I think 1 cup may be a bit much... but it'll ferment completely. You'll have alcoholic water. Just dont pitch the liquid and it should be fine.

 

[rod]

i read somewhere that using dextrose trains the yeast to metabolize it the best and then it takes 3 generations before it becomes good at using the maltose from the barley again.
i would recommend using dme for the starters.

read this link
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=12083&highlight=starters+dextrose

 

[boo boo]

i read somewhere that using dextrose trains the yeast to metabolize it the best and then it takes 3 generations before it becomes good at using the maltose from the barley again.
i would recommend using dme for the starters.

read this link
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?
t=12083&highlight=starters+dextrose

Using sugar for a starter medium keeps the yeast cells from adapting to the longer chain sugars from wort, so rod is right.