Remos112
Well-Known Member
Hello everybody I have an issue I am struggling with at the moment and I could use some advice. I recently brewed a kwak clone with Wyeast 1762 and I made a rather big starter for it. (my stir plate broke down so I gambled on the high side) I ended up with about 400-500 BL cells if I would have to guess. I fermented 20L of 1.086 wort with it and it went as a rocket.
After the fermentation I siphoned off the beer and washed the yeast cake and harvested it in 4 mason jars. From the looks of it there is a LOT of yeast in the jars, but I find it hard to say how much exactly.
Next week I am planning on doing a 20L Leffe Clone with an est. OF of 1.064
Brewersfriend tells me I need 234BL cells for this brew. So give or take two smack packs, the yeast at the bottom of the jars looks like more yeast to me than two smack packs, but then again I'm not sure at all.
In my head the options are limited to:
Decant one mason jar and just use it without any starter, with the risk of it never starting.
Make a tiny starter with one jar to at least get the yeast active before going in the new wort which raises two questions, 1 how tiny should I make it? 2 How likely am I to overpitch?
Any advice on this would be very welcome.
Much thanks in advance,
Remi
After the fermentation I siphoned off the beer and washed the yeast cake and harvested it in 4 mason jars. From the looks of it there is a LOT of yeast in the jars, but I find it hard to say how much exactly.
Next week I am planning on doing a 20L Leffe Clone with an est. OF of 1.064
Brewersfriend tells me I need 234BL cells for this brew. So give or take two smack packs, the yeast at the bottom of the jars looks like more yeast to me than two smack packs, but then again I'm not sure at all.
In my head the options are limited to:
Decant one mason jar and just use it without any starter, with the risk of it never starting.
Make a tiny starter with one jar to at least get the yeast active before going in the new wort which raises two questions, 1 how tiny should I make it? 2 How likely am I to overpitch?
Any advice on this would be very welcome.
Much thanks in advance,
Remi