martinworswick
Well-Known Member
i brewed a belgian pale a couple of days ago and used yeast slurry i took from a previous batch that i bottled whilst cooling the new batch.i checked mr malty for the required amount,measured it,dumped it in the new fermenter,added a gallon or so of wort,gave a good old shake and swirl,another gallon,repeat until its to heavy to bother and let the rest of the wort splash into the fermenter,whilst doing this i was idly wondering,is the main use of oxygen reproduction? if so then when adding the correct amount of slurry does the yeast need to reproduce?if it doesn't then have i actually overpitched?
enlightenment welcomed
enlightenment welcomed