yeast starter?

[Cosper123]

Sorry I've spent just under 30 mins looking through posts trying to figure this out, so I do apologize if this has been asking many times before.

Also, sorry if it's a dumb question but I'm painfully new to brewing.

What exactly do you do to make the cheapest/most productive possible yeast starter? Would throwing in a simple syrup made from sugar do the trick?

 

[mdgagne]

I've been using dry yeast and skip a starter with liquid yeast (please don't lynch me guys), but from what I've read you should stick with conditioning your yeast (starter) with malt extract. Simple syrup (assuming you mean dextrose + water) is easier for the yeast to ferment and they would be shocked when you introduce them to the wort when you pitch the starter afaik.

 

[thegerm]

you want them to grow up on maltose, not sucrose. use dme at a rate of 100g per liter.

Read jamil's info on pitching rates, and use his pitching rate calculator and you'll be all set.

http://www.mrmalty.com/pitching.php
http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html

 

[Coff]

Here is a fantastic video + post on how to do a yeast starter, this guy is a poster here as well.

Billy Brew

 

[Cosper123]

That's awesome thanks folks.