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I am following the advice of someone regarding (relatively) high gravity extract beers who said to cook up 3 gallons with at least 3/5 of the malt, then to wait 2-3 days and add the additional 2 gallons with the rest of the malt (boiled for just 10 mins). Regardless of whether or not others...

How long should I wait before adding more yeast to ensure that I am not adding too much yeast and producing an odd flavor?

I am new to brewing, so thanks for any advice! I am trying to brew a trappist ale using 8 lbs of malt extract and 1 vial of liquid yeast. After cooling the wort, I vigorously shook up the carboy multiple times to aerate it. I let it sit for an hour while I was getting the yeast up to room...