[dak0415]

At which time all boiling activity must cease for a full minute

[tschmidlin]

There would be a difference to the yeast, but I am not sure it makes enough of a difference to worry about.  I wouldn't go above 1.040 though, I think it is just a waste of DME.  I make my starters with ~10% DME and 100% water, which should have SG around 1.037.  I should probably cut back to 8% DME.

wait that's 110% Tom, how do you manage that? 

I make the starter with some amount of water (100%) and use 10% of the weight of the water for my DME weight.  I wrote it that way because the gravity is different if the DME is 10% of the water weight vs. 10% DME and 90% water.  Confusing I guess, but that's the way I do it.

[morticaixavier]

There would be a difference to the yeast, but I am not sure it makes enough of a difference to worry about.  I wouldn't go above 1.040 though, I think it is just a waste of DME.  I make my starters with ~10% DME and 100% water, which should have SG around 1.037.  I should probably cut back to 8% DME.

wait that's 110% Tom, how do you manage that? 

I make the starter with some amount of water (100%) and use 10% of the weight of the water for my DME weight.  I wrote it that way because the gravity is different if the DME is 10% of the water weight vs. 10% DME and 90% water.  Confusing I guess, but that's the way I do it.

I know, I was just messin'

I use ~ 1000 ml water to about 100 grams DME

[tschmidlin]

I know, I was just messin'

I use ~ 1000 ml water to about 100 grams DME

my humor detection bone gets broken sometimes

[jeffy]

I know, I was just messin'

I use ~ 1000 ml water to about 100 grams DME

my humor detection bone gets broken sometimes

Try to keep the nut loose.

[Jimmy K]

I know, I was just messin'

I use ~ 1000 ml water to about 100 grams DME

my humor detection bone gets broken sometimes

Try to keep the nut loose.

HA!!

[tschmidlin]

I know, I was just messin'

I use ~ 1000 ml water to about 100 grams DME

my humor detection bone gets broken sometimes

Try to keep the nut loose.

There is no nut on that bone.  What are you talking about?  Am I missing something?  I don't get it.

j/k