adamdillabo
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I'm scared to put my flask on the stove top. The wording is all Chinese so I don't know if it's the right glass. Can I just microwave it?
I wouldn't boil it in the microwave.
Just for the sake of conversation, why not?
This superheated water is like a ticking time bomb and can "explode" if suddenly disturbed.
I'm a bit late to the game, but for what it's worth, I make my starter wort in the microwave in three or four 32 oz. mason jars half-filled. It takes me about 15 minutes to get the wort boiling and hold it for 2-3 minutes in my microwave. I then remove the mason jars with gloves, put a sanitized lid on, and shake it up carefully to mix the DME. I set the sealed jars aside and let them cool down to room temp and then transfer to a sanitized flask. I find this method a lot easier than boiling wort on the stove and pouring it out of the sauce pan or pot. I always make a sticky mess when I do this.
As for exploding water, as I understand, it's really only a concern when microwaving distilled water. That said, it's always important to be careful when working with hot liquids. Here's a Mythbusters video on the topic of exploding (or superheated) water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OXM4mr_i0
If you wanna be even lazier, only use 1/3 the amount of water you'd normally use with your extract. Next I nuke it till it bubbles then I top off from a bottle of distilled water I keep in keezer. Whole process takes probly 4-5 minutes. For lager starters I'll toss in a few ice cubes to hit pitch temp
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