luvinit

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made a batch of belgian triple from a brewers best kit,remember reading somewhere about double pitching,is this neccesary?

homebrewdad

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If you are doing a higher gravity beer, one pack of yeast is usually not enough for optimal conditions (check mrmalty.com for a great calculator).

You can pitch two (or more) packs to hit your number... but it's easier (and cheaper) to make a starter.

Starters sound like they might be complicated, but they are not. Boil a little DME in a small amount of water. Cool it, pitch your yeast into that, then give it a good shake everytime you walk by it for the next day or two.

Either pitch it at high krausen, or start the starter a few days ahead of time and regridgerate it once it is done fermenting. Your yeast falls out of suspension, you pour off most of the liquid, then pitch the solids into your beer.

Starters = quicker starting, more vigorous fermentation.

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kurtism

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^ this...but also yeast is cheap enough...i'd double pitch if you are ready to brew and didn't make a starter

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aiptasia

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For a five gallon batch, a single packet of Safbrew S33 can get you over 10% abv without a second pitch.