hokieguy95
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I have bought the ingredients for a 5 gallon extract clone based on several of the recipes threads. I know that you can harvest the proprietary yeast strain from any bottle of Bell's beer so I bought 2 Two Hearted Ales to harvest some of the dregs and make a starter. I also got a new Hopslam (cause I've never tried it) and I'm planning on using it as well. I also bought a packet of Safale-05 for safe keeping.
I'm new to this starter thing, and I've had mixed results. My thinking is that if I am unable to get a good amount of yeast from the Bell's I could always use the Safale-05 to supplement. I don't want a stuck fermentation since I've underpitched before and I've also read that Bells yeast isn't as healthy in the THA. The LHBS did not have any other Bell's beer from which to harvest.
My question is if I were to pitch both yeast types would this be a good idea? How would this turn out? Would I still get a pretty good beer with some Bell's character or would this experiment be a total disaster and taste awful? Should I just pitch the Safale and be done?
I'm new to this starter thing, and I've had mixed results. My thinking is that if I am unable to get a good amount of yeast from the Bell's I could always use the Safale-05 to supplement. I don't want a stuck fermentation since I've underpitched before and I've also read that Bells yeast isn't as healthy in the THA. The LHBS did not have any other Bell's beer from which to harvest.
My question is if I were to pitch both yeast types would this be a good idea? How would this turn out? Would I still get a pretty good beer with some Bell's character or would this experiment be a total disaster and taste awful? Should I just pitch the Safale and be done?