Using out of date malt extract for starter

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Using out of date malt extract for starter

Post by DC » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:26 am

Hi all, I am hoping to get a brew on this coming Monday and I have just checked and my Jar of malt extract went out of date in June 2015. Just wondering if this would still be okay to make a starter with?

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Re: Using out of date malt extract for starter

Post by Dave S » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:00 pm

DC wrote:Hi all, I am hoping to get a brew on this coming Monday and I have just checked and my Jar of malt extract went out of date in June 2015. Just wondering if this would still be okay to make a starter with?

Cheers DC :wink:
I'm sure it will be absolutely fine. I'll bet the yeast won't be able to tell :D
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Re: Using out of date malt extract for starter

Post by Jocky » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:26 pm

DC wrote:Hi all, I am hoping to get a brew on this coming Monday and I have just checked and my Jar of malt extract went out of date in June 2015. Just wondering if this would still be okay to make a starter with?

Cheers DC :wink:
I'd howl at the idea of using anything but the freshest extract for brewing, but can't see any reason why not to use it for a starter.
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Re: Using out of date malt extract for starter

Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:45 pm

Make sure you give it a quick boil...
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