Basic Brewing Video - Canning Wort - Septermber 14, 2011

Andy Sparks and Dave Johnson put Andy's new pressure cooker to work, canning wort for use in yeast starters.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• beer
• brewing
• homebrew
• yeast
• starter
• canning
• wort

[SigurdurGudbrands]

I like the idea, but unfortunately I'm stuck in Iceland (like eyvindur, one of my brewing friends) which means that these types of pressure cookers need to be imported. This means a lot of money, and easily double the price of what you get in the US. Did you find your pressure cooker in a reasonably cheap place, or is this one of the gadgets you just have to accept as expensive add-ons?

[basicbrewing]

@SigurdurGudbrands Andy got his on Amazon.com. I believe it was pretty affordable. - James

[eyvindur]

Happy Septermber, James. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

[basicbrewing]

@eyvindur D'oh!

[donosborn]

Andy has long fingernails! Cool process. Don't know if I would want to go through a canning process (without a pressure cooker) but if it works, it is a good idea. A little work one day to save more work down the road.

[basicbrewing]

@donosborn Of course, after seeing Andy's pressure cooker at work, I want one. I also saw a recipe online where you can cook a roast in about 40 minutes! - James

[manosaxy]

I use this process all the time. It is a bit of work on the front end but when I want to get a starter going, it is sooooooo easy. I just wish I had a bigger pressure cooker to do quarts.