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[rcooper44537]

I will be shaking my carboy to aerate the wort... should i do this before or after i pitch the yeast. And if its before how do i stir in the yeast if its a glass carboy? It will be a dry yeast rehydrated so now a liquid

Please Help

 

[lumpher]

shake it before, then add the yeast. don't worry about mixing in the yeasties; they'll take care of that themselves. just pour it in

 

[rcooper44537]

Thank You!

 

[Seven]

Both methods have worked fine for me but lately I pitch my yeast before I do the aeration shake. This way I don't need to re-open the fermenter again to pitch the yeast and expose it to potential infection.

 

[Acoma]

If you shake more than twice then you are playing with it.