So I've been using Propper Starter for a while now. I love it, it's so convenient. I pour the starter can in the flask, then fill up with distilled water, pitch the yeast, and set it on the stir plate.
But alas, I needed to get my starter going tonight, and I found I had run out of Propper Starter, so I had to improvise. I had some DME, and my distilled water. Being accustomed to the lazy starters from a can, I didn't want to deal with boiling it, cooling it, etc. So I just mixed the DME + distilled water in the flask, pitched the yeast, and put the whole thing on the stir plate.
I was thinking/guessing the boiling was for purposes of sterilizing the water, and since I was using distilled water I'd be OK there. And the DME would have already been sterilized through its manufacture process.
Any thoughts?
But alas, I needed to get my starter going tonight, and I found I had run out of Propper Starter, so I had to improvise. I had some DME, and my distilled water. Being accustomed to the lazy starters from a can, I didn't want to deal with boiling it, cooling it, etc. So I just mixed the DME + distilled water in the flask, pitched the yeast, and put the whole thing on the stir plate.
I was thinking/guessing the boiling was for purposes of sterilizing the water, and since I was using distilled water I'd be OK there. And the DME would have already been sterilized through its manufacture process.
Any thoughts?