Timeline for Starter wort volume = BEFORE or AFTER 10-15 minute boil
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| Mar 5, 2016 at 14:57 | comment | added | Evil Zymurgist | @winwaed I have an induction stove, so I actually use a gas backpacking stove for up to 2000ml flask, my 5k I put on my brewing burner. | |
| Mar 5, 2016 at 14:51 | comment | added | winwaed | I know (and we heated pyrex with bunsens at school & univ), but it still doesn't feel right :-) [actually I did break some pyrex boiling tubes with suck back]. At the moment I don't really have a choice on the heat source. I have invested in propane for the main boil, but that is serious overkill for a flask - I doubt it would fit on the top of the burner. We're only talking about a litre or so, so it doesn't take too long on an electric hob or with an electric kettle to get it started. (and our camping stove is meths based) | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 18:18 | comment | added | Evil Zymurgist | @winwaed Pyrex or tempered glass flasks are made for quick temp changes. You can go right from burner to ice bath. Fyi, need to hear with gas, electric just doesn't work well. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 17:23 | comment | added | winwaed | I'll give it a go. I know it is pyrex, but I'm wary of thin glass on a hot heat source... | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 15:01 | comment | added | Evil Zymurgist | I would recommend boiling in the flask, or at least baking the flask to sterilize. If you just starsan between uses, you will still get residual yeast from the previous starter. | |
| Mar 2, 2016 at 14:36 | comment | added | winwaed | Also new to yeast starters (cf my question about light). Boil off wasn't something I'd been accounting for. Will do that next - thanks! (I've been using a saucepan on the hob for boiling) | |
| Mar 2, 2016 at 2:40 | vote | accept | ts_watson | ||
| Mar 2, 2016 at 0:08 | history | answered | Evil Zymurgist | CC BY-SA 3.0 |