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By using the methods of home canning, you can make and store wort for use whenever you want.
Home canning is a simple and effective process for preserving starter wort in handy, ready to use, quantities. Of course, you can just cook up a batch of starter and let it cool to bring your dormant yeast to life, but that’s one more thing to remember to do in a busy brewing process. Also, canned wort is sterile and already at the correct temperature (if stored properly) for yeast propagation, so it is both safe and convenient.
Join BYO’s Technical Editor Ashton Lewis and learn the basic canning process that’s designed to sterilize and seal the wort for long-term storage.
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