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Date: 11 Dec 2006 18:45:39
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: Starter question
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I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
thanks,
john
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 21:26:09
From: The Artist Formerly Known as Kap'n Salty
Subject: Re: Starter question
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spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
> I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
> i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
> fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
> 12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
> last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
> secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
>
> When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
> can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
> that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
No problem -- it'll be fine for a couple of weeks refrigerated.
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Date: 12 Dec 2006 05:52:40
From:
Subject: Re: Starter question
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spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
> I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
> i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
> fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
> 12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
> last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
> secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
>
> When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
> can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
> that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
>
>
> thanks,
> john
I've done that before. Put it in the fridge for a while. When you take
it back out, let it come to room temp and then the day before you use
it, make up a small wort (say a pint), pour it into your starter, shake
it up well and let it come back to life. Will work like a charm.
Some yeast is clumpy - maybe it's just yeast clumps?
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Date: 12 Dec 2006 23:08:14
From: Carter Cathey
Subject: Re: Starter question
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I do this all the time for higher gravity beers. I split the starter into
two batches one for the primary fermentation and one to add back for bottle
priming if I am not kegging.
No problems...
Carter
<spleenminus@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:r62sn255a462uasob4q026cbi0joji5o1o@4ax.com...
>I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
> i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
> fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
> 12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
> last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
> secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
>
> When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
> can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
> that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
>
>
> thanks,
> john
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Date: 16 Dec 2006 00:49:09
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Starter question
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Thanks!
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:08:14 -0600, "Carter Cathey"
<cartercathey@comcast.net > wrote:
>I do this all the time for higher gravity beers. I split the starter into
>two batches one for the primary fermentation and one to add back for bottle
>priming if I am not kegging.
>
>No problems...
>
>Carter
>
><spleenminus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:r62sn255a462uasob4q026cbi0joji5o1o@4ax.com...
>>I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
>> i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
>> fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
>> 12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
>> last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
>> secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
>>
>> When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
>> can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
>> that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
>>
>>
>> thanks,
>> john
>
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Date: 12 Dec 2006 19:22:15
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Starter question
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Thanks for the help!
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Date: 13 Dec 2006 21:01:51
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Starter question
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:45:39 -0700, <spleenminus@yahoo.com > wrote:
> I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
> i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
> fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
> 12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
> last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
> secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
It'll store in the fridge for a week or two just fine. If it's much more
than that you might want to make a fresh starter from it when you are ready
to brew after the holidays.
> When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
> can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
> that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
Could be that you just didn't dissolve the DME completely.
John.
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Date: 16 Dec 2006 00:49:08
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Starter question
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Thanks John
On 13 Dec 2006 21:01:51 GMT, John 'Shaggy' Kolesar <spam@shagg.net >
wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:45:39 -0700, <spleenminus@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I made a starter yesterday and had intended to use it tonight but now
>> i am not going to be able to use it. is it possible to put it in the
>> fridge for a week or more? i most likely will be working through xmas,
>> 12 hr days without a day off, so wont have time to brew. if it wont
>> last that long, could i pour thestarter into a batch i have sitting in
>> secondary with cherries and then bottle sometime soon?
>
>It'll store in the fridge for a week or two just fine. If it's much more
>than that you might want to make a fresh starter from it when you are ready
>to brew after the holidays.
>
>> When i made the starter there were clumps of something in the wort. i
>> can only assume it was dme, could it be that the dme is old? or is
>> that normal? i have noticed it before when i made a starter.
>
>Could be that you just didn't dissolve the DME completely.
>
>
>John.
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