12 gallon to 6 gallon recipe question

[Frank A]

Hey all, found a whiskey barrel double bock recipe I want to try. It's for a 12 gallon batch that I'm making for 6 gallon. Halving the grains and hops was easy but it calls for two separate types of lager yeast. Do I go ahead and pitch both into my 6 gallons of wort? Is there a way to half the yeast?
Thanks, Frank

 

[jtratcliff]

Go ahead and pitch both. For 6 gal of Double bock (presumably higher ABV?) conservative pitch rate calculators would probably call for 2 vials of liquid yeast anyway... or a stepped up starter...

 

[Frank A]

Thanks jt, that's what I was hoping to hear.
Yeah it's a high abv (10%)

Frank

 

[jdauria]

Does it definitely call for two types or yeast, or is it recommending two strains that you can use one or the other? Just asking because I made that mistake with my first brew years ago, kit listed two possible yeasts and I added both.