jsiesener said:So is there a way to figure out the amount of yeast needed without going to the website and using the yeast calculator? And no offense but still trying to figure out my original question. How to know how much yeast to use.
You'll have to do the math by hand or using excel. The article below has the calculations. You'd need to look up original cell count of the yeast packet/vial that you are going to use.
http://www.mrmalty.com/pitching.php
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