Newtobrewing85
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Okay,
So I’m making a bourbon Porter tomorrow from northern brewer. The recipe says “due to OG put in multiple packs of yeast or make a starter.” The OG is 1.065
I know what a starter is and I’ve read about them but I’ve never used them. The recipe recommended Lallemand Windsor and that’s what I got, dry. So I got propper yeast starter from the LHBS store today and dumped in 16oz of room temp distilled water with the can and the yeast. Swirl away all day.
Tonight I started reading my book (how to brew) because I was curious about the 1L it says it makes and about how much yeast cells were in a pack. Essentially I was second guessing myself for some reason.
I came across Lallemand’s instructions.
It points out rehydration, don’t use distilled and temperatures etc. Is this yeast even worth using now or should I just pickup a new pack? I don’t want to waste $45 in beer ingredients over $5 in yeast.
I’ll post the instructions in photos. TIA.
So I’m making a bourbon Porter tomorrow from northern brewer. The recipe says “due to OG put in multiple packs of yeast or make a starter.” The OG is 1.065
I know what a starter is and I’ve read about them but I’ve never used them. The recipe recommended Lallemand Windsor and that’s what I got, dry. So I got propper yeast starter from the LHBS store today and dumped in 16oz of room temp distilled water with the can and the yeast. Swirl away all day.
Tonight I started reading my book (how to brew) because I was curious about the 1L it says it makes and about how much yeast cells were in a pack. Essentially I was second guessing myself for some reason.
I came across Lallemand’s instructions.
It points out rehydration, don’t use distilled and temperatures etc. Is this yeast even worth using now or should I just pickup a new pack? I don’t want to waste $45 in beer ingredients over $5 in yeast.
I’ll post the instructions in photos. TIA.