maltoftheearth
Well-Known Member
I am brewing my first lager this weekend (recipe below.) My local brew store recommended I use two packets of lager yeast rather than one. What's your opinion? I don't mind sitting on this beer for a while in my cooler if that yields a better flavor. My concern is that the brew store is advising me to use more yeast in order to speed up the primary fermentation.
Ingredients:
8 lbs. German 2-row Pils
0.25 lbs. Munich Malt
0.75 lbs. Weyermann CaraFoam
0.75 lbs. German Vienna
1 oz. Hallertau Mittelfruh Pellets boiled 60 min.
0.5 oz. Hallertau Mittelfruh Pellets boiled 15 min.
0.5 oz. Czech Saaz Pellets boiled 1 min.
Yeast: White Labs WLP830 German Lager (edit: SUBBING Wyeast Boehemian Lager)
Predicted Results:
Original Gravity 1.048
Terminal Gravity 1.010
Color 3.72 °SRM
Bitterness 19.0 IBU
Alcohol (%volume) 5.0 %
http://www.brew-dudes.com/munich-helles-recipe/457
Ingredients:
8 lbs. German 2-row Pils
0.25 lbs. Munich Malt
0.75 lbs. Weyermann CaraFoam
0.75 lbs. German Vienna
1 oz. Hallertau Mittelfruh Pellets boiled 60 min.
0.5 oz. Hallertau Mittelfruh Pellets boiled 15 min.
0.5 oz. Czech Saaz Pellets boiled 1 min.
Yeast: White Labs WLP830 German Lager (edit: SUBBING Wyeast Boehemian Lager)
Predicted Results:
Original Gravity 1.048
Terminal Gravity 1.010
Color 3.72 °SRM
Bitterness 19.0 IBU
Alcohol (%volume) 5.0 %
http://www.brew-dudes.com/munich-helles-recipe/457