When to pitch yeast.

I've been told, read a few different things on pitching yeast. I always used the liquied yeast. (sounds wrong.) Never using a starter. (maybe my problem?) I've read a few days after brewing, & right when the wort hits 70°. I'm about to brew a red/pale ale. 1 gal. (we'll see.) Using a dry yeast pack. Doesn't say anything about smacking it. Or starter, or letting it warm up, or anything. Just "sprnkle onto wort".

I've never made a starter or rehydrated or done anything else to my dry yeast. Just let it sit at room temperature while I brew and then dump it into the wort when I got to pitch temp. Ive had various issues with my beers but never one due to yeast.

It goes back to my A.B.V problem. I wrote on a few other threads. I just want to make sure I'm notkilling me yeast. I'm not getting a high read on my hydrmeter. Akways comes out low. I have plenty if grains. That has been established. I'm boiling for an hour. I'll cool it down to proper pitching temp 70° pitch, ferment for 2 weeks. Check deadings throughout 2 week fermentation period. Then go from there. My airlock would bubble fir the first 2 days or so. Then nothing.

Two days of bubbling, then a stop, are not that unommon. Bubbles mean nothing - use your hydrometer to know if fermentation is done.

Dry Yeast is really that simple. Open package, sprinkle on wort.

I do. Try. Always low. Maybe longer ferment longer?

I figured dry yeast is. I'm doing a 1 gal. Batch later. Red/pale ale for a friend. I usally try stouts. The flavor is great. All me friends tell me. Byt very, very low A.B.V.

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I figured dry yeast is. I'm doing a 1 gal. Batch later. Red/pale ale for a friend. I usally try stouts. The flavor is great. All me friends tell me. Byt very, very low A.B.V.

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Are you sure that the ABV is low? Some people mistakenly use the alcohol % column on the hydrometer, but that actually means "potential alcohol if you ferment all of this sugar out".

A packet of dry yeast is way, way more than you need for a 1 gallon batch. Just FYI.

My readings on my hydrometer are low Homebrewdad. My lasy reading. If it makes sense. Was 1.05. If I'm even saying that right. I don't think so.

& Tupperwolf. It's a small yeast packet. Not the giant wyeast ones. I think designed for 1, 2 gal batches. Not sure. Dosen't really tell me a lot on the package.

Ok. Thanks.