"How to Brew" Yeast Starter Recipe is WRONG!

[HighVoltageMan!]

does the calc compensate for water boil off?

No. But you shouldn’t have to boil more than a minute, the boil off rate shouldn’t matter.

 

[Christopher Brown]

No. But you shouldn’t have to boil more than a minute, the boil off rate shouldn’t matter.

hmm ive always heard to boil for 10 mins

 

[Nosybear]

does the calc compensate for water boil off?

Over 10 minutes? Who cares?

 

[thunderwagn]

Ha, I gave up boiling for starters long ago.

 

[HighVoltageMan!]

hmm ive always heard to boil for 10 mins

10 minutes is overkilll. Once it comes to a boil, the chances of anything harmful surviving is very low, if not impossible.

 

[I_playdrums]

I harvest 1 qt wort pre boil, never checked the gravity. Yeast starts. Myth? Probably. Unless you are following German Purity laws, brewing is up to interpretation, and what works for John Palmer is not gospel.

 

[Christopher Brown]

brewing my first all grain BIAB today. wish me luck!

 

[sbaclimber]

Unless you are following German Purity laws, brewing is up to interpretation...

And even there, there is still some "room"....especially if you have €€€€

 

[thunderwagn]

Interesting to hear others thoughts on JP. I actually thought he'd adapted pretty well to the times in his latest addition of How to Brew.

brewing my first all grain BIAB today. wish me luck!

Good luck man! You'll make beer!

 

[soccerdad]

I have been doing my staters wrong. For years. Heard 1/2 cup to 1/2 quart repeated several times and memorized it. Easy to fix though. Thanks for posting.