Cultivating yeast from sugar water?

[Kiwigaz]

Can it be done for a starter instead of using malt extract( liquid or dry)?

looking to cultivate some yeast from a bottle of beer. Just wondered if you can substitute sugar? At least to get it started

 

[strange-steve]

Nah it's not a good idea to do this. The problem is that when the yeast is in a sucrose based solution it can actually lose its ability to ferment maltose.

 

[Kiwigaz]

Ah ok I hadn’t appreciated that. So back to the drawing board till I can get some malt then!

 

[Kiwigaz]

I found some liquid malt extract at a local health food shop so think I’m good to go!

 

[trueblue]

If your stuck Willco sell malt extract

 

[Kiwigaz]

My local Wilco only had a small section and no extract unfortunately!