Dan Pratt
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I recently aquired some cheap pilsner grain from the LHBS and was considering making fresh wort for use when i do starters.
The grain is like $1.25 per kg and i have already made an beer(tomahawk IPA - added LDME during boil) with it getting 20lts of 1046 just from the grain. The grain is old but what i think i could do is a single step mash, boil for 30mins and fill up a cube.
When i make my starters, using the tap, fill up what i need, boil for another 5 mins and use that for the starter wort?
Reason being for this idea
Has anyone done or doing this, using AG to make wort for starters instead of mixing up prior to the boil?
The grain is like $1.25 per kg and i have already made an beer(tomahawk IPA - added LDME during boil) with it getting 20lts of 1046 just from the grain. The grain is old but what i think i could do is a single step mash, boil for 30mins and fill up a cube.
When i make my starters, using the tap, fill up what i need, boil for another 5 mins and use that for the starter wort?
Reason being for this idea
- grain is cheaper than dex or maltose - 5kg = $6.25 and creates 22 litres of 1046 wort and ~ 20 x 1lt starters versus using malt/dex or whatever mixed with water at $6 for 1kg and only getting 8 starters.
Has anyone done or doing this, using AG to make wort for starters instead of mixing up prior to the boil?