jskennedy1979
Active Member
I am brewing Northern Brewer's Cascade Mountain West Coast IIPA in about 2 weeks. LME with specialty grain.
Link here: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/WestCoastImperialIPA.pdf
I bought this kit about a month ago. I refrigerated the yeast upon receipt. When I run it through Beersmith, the yeast (American Ale II - Wyeast 1272) has a viability of 42.4%. My LHBS sold me a vial of yeast that was supposed to be similar to American Ale. Link: http://www.jasperyeast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14:jy85-local-pale-ale-yeast&catid=10:yeasts&Itemid=101
I ran the second yeast through Beersmith as AA2 and the viability is 67.4%.
Yeast Cells Needed: 291B
Yeast Cells w/ Starter(est): 330B
Questions:
1) Should I pitch both yeasts into a large starter? Would you also decant and re-feed the yeast?
2) Scrap both yeast strains and pitch dry yeast?
3) Since I have about 2 weeks til brew day, should I propagate both yeasts separately, cold crash, and store for brewing?
Link here: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/WestCoastImperialIPA.pdf
I bought this kit about a month ago. I refrigerated the yeast upon receipt. When I run it through Beersmith, the yeast (American Ale II - Wyeast 1272) has a viability of 42.4%. My LHBS sold me a vial of yeast that was supposed to be similar to American Ale. Link: http://www.jasperyeast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14:jy85-local-pale-ale-yeast&catid=10:yeasts&Itemid=101
I ran the second yeast through Beersmith as AA2 and the viability is 67.4%.
Yeast Cells Needed: 291B
Yeast Cells w/ Starter(est): 330B
Questions:
1) Should I pitch both yeasts into a large starter? Would you also decant and re-feed the yeast?
2) Scrap both yeast strains and pitch dry yeast?
3) Since I have about 2 weeks til brew day, should I propagate both yeasts separately, cold crash, and store for brewing?