It's easy to do! Just follow these steps:

Here's what you'll need:

• A quart canning jar
• 3 tablespoons of Dried Malt Extract (DME)
• A pint of water
• A liquid yeast pouch ready to pitch (which may have been started a day or two before)
• A microwave oven or other heat source

Two days before brew day:

• If you're using a microwave, just dissolve the DME in the water in the jar and bring to a boil in the microwave. Let it boil for about 10 minutes.
• If you're using your stove, put the water and DME into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes and pour the hot wort into the canning jar.
• For either method, cover the jar with a piece of aluminum foil and allow to cool. You can make it cool faster by placing it in a pan of ice water.
• When it's cool, shake it vigorously to aerate and then pitch the yeast into it. Re-cover with the aluminum foil and place the jar in a warm place (on top of the refrigerator works well) and let it ferment.

You won't see the level of fermentation that you would in a full 5-gallon brew, but you should see some signs of fermentation, such as bubbles or foam on the surface, and sedimentaccumulating on the bottom of the jar.

You can pitch this entire starter into your 5-gallon chilled wort when your brew is ready. You should see positive signs of fermentation within 12-24 hours of pitching with this method.

Good Brewing!