Jzak09
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I was thinking of usining two 5 gallon carboys each filled with 2.5 gallons of wort and using two different yeasts (ringwood and Nottingham). Anyone run into problems doing this or have any ideas?
Two yeasts, one beer....
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JMSetzler
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Shouldn't be a problem...
Jzak09
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I was going to mix the two worts together in the bottling bucket...
JMSetzler
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Would that not defeat the purpose?
Edcculus
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Thats what I was going to ask. You would be wasting money. If you liked it, you wouldn't be able to tell what characteristics came from which yeast. Also, you will never know if it would have tasted better with a single strain. Bottle them separately, then blend afterwards if you are so inclined.
JesseRC
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I guess you need to tellus why you are wanting to do this. It doesn't make sense if your gonna combine it at bottling. We are all assuming it is to see what kind of different beers are produced
theacolyte
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WLP080 is mixed ale/lager yeasts. I just did a starter for the SMASH I'm doing tomorrow - not sure how it'll end up.
Edcculus
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Ferment cool, and you will end up with a nice light hybrid ale.
theacolyte
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How cool were you thinking?
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Also with such small volumes you want to pay attention to over-pitching and under-pitching yeast. With average gravity I'd go with a 1L starter or 1/2 dry yeast pack for each fermenter.
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