Hi kudapucat,
'Generic nutrient' would be any no brand name nutrient. Also no telling what's in it. That's why most people like Fermaid K, you know what and how much you are putting in the mix.
You could formulate your own. Use some Epsom salts/magnesium sulfate and boiled yeast with your starter. Then add the DAP with some more boiled yeast after lag. Something else you could add is some food grade B vitamins.
Just make sure your total YAN is up to snuff.
Hope this was helpful.
Does anybody have a home made fermaid K or Goferm recipe?
I know roughly how much DAP to add, I have epsom salts, and B vitamins and old yeast, but not how much to add per litre/gal
Also the B vitamins I have are the 'rat turd' brown pill, how does one dissolve this properly? just add it to the boiling yeast?
Any direction would be greatly appreciated here.