Propper Starter

If we’re being honest, no one will admit to loving the process of boiling up some DME and water, then cooling it just to make wort for a yeast starter. It’s an onerous task with no immediate payoff, and it’s something most brewers endure rather than embrace. Enter Propper Starter, from the folks behind Omega Yeast, where they’ve done the work for you—it’s sterile condensed wort that lets you just open and pitch. Time is money, and three bucks to save an hour of boiling and cooling is money well spent in our book. Look for it at your local homebrew shop or order a case online directly from the company. —Jamie Bogner