I plan on brewing about 3.5 gal of a pale lager. Og around 1.50. I am using 34/70 for yeast and am curious if one 11.5 gram packet would be enough? Plan on pitching around 45 degrees. The packet says it is enough for 20-30 l I think but that seems very high!
Amount of dry lager yeast
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One pack is plenty. People will tell you otherwise. They are wrong. One pack is in fact enough for 20-30 liters.
No need to ferment it so cold though. I just used this yeast at 65 F and it turned out great. Brulosophy.com promotes the same thing.
Enjoy.
No need to ferment it so cold though. I just used this yeast at 65 F and it turned out great. Brulosophy.com promotes the same thing.
Enjoy.
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That yeast works great at higher temps. 53 is the recommended low end per Fermentis I believe. I pitched rehydrated at 60 and slowly brought down to 53, got zero off flavors. I did pitch 3 rehydrated packs in 6 gallons of 1.052 wort. Maybe a bit much but the I would personally rather overpitch a lager slightly.
