I'm a newb, and you shouldnt take advice from newbs. But I pitch a 5 gallon yeast packet of wyeast into my 10gallon. Yeast will create more yeasties. yeast babies, and it seems to get the job done. A starter will help too, but I never needed to do that
I am thinking of starting to brew 10 gallon batches and was wondering do most of you use double the yeast (dry) or just stay with a single packet?
To answer your question, yes pitch 2 packets of dry yeast in a 10 gallon batch. If you split the batches into two separate containers wouldn't you pitch one packet in each one?
Then why offer it? A single smack-pack (which optimally contains 100 billion cells but often contains less as a function of declining freshness) for 10 gallons is drastically underpitching.
Because it works, and works well. My 10 gallon fully fermented. Therefore, I pitched enough. Thanks.
Because it works, and works well. My 10 gallon fully fermented. Therefore, I pitched enough. Thanks.
Then why offer it? A single smack-pack (which optimally contains 100 billion cells but often contains less as a function of declining freshness) for 10 gallons is drastically underpitching.
No need to be an a$$.
How was he being an ass? Someone offered advice that was wrong, and basically stated he didn't know what he was talking about. There is no need to offer advice to someone unless you have experience backing you up. How is it of any benefit to give someone the wrong advice?
How was he being an ass? Someone offered advice that was wrong, and basically stated he didn't know what he was talking about. There is no need to offer advice to someone unless you have experience backing you up. How is it of any benefit to give someone the wrong advice?
How was he being an ass? Someone offered advice that was wrong, and basically stated he didn't know what he was talking about. There is no need to offer advice to someone unless you have experience backing you up. How is it of any benefit to give someone the wrong advice?
Not trying to be an a## but sometimes those who are in the know do not respond to us fledgelings, and any advice, even if it is wrong is appreciated. At least someone is listening
I have experience that it works, and I was being modest and calling myself a newb. You should know everyone here brews differently and has different ways of doing different things. All ways result into beer. And ya, you do sound like an a$$.
OP - Sorry, the masses say I'm wrong. If you pitch a 5 gallon yeast packet into 10 gallons, the yeasties have panic attacks and start offing themselves.
Not trying to be an a## but sometimes those who are in the know do not respond to us fledgelings, and any advice, even if it is wrong is appreciated. At least someone is listening
OP - Sorry, the masses say I'm wrong. If you pitch a 5 gallon yeast packet into 10 gallons, the yeasties have panic attacks and start offing themselves.
No need to be an a$$.
Heres what i know. For brews less then 1.060, (and that doesnt mean that if your at 1.059 your golden with this, you should use more with higher gravity)
One packet of dry yeast forumlated for 5 gallons has about 30 billion potential yeast cells... but due to long term storage and enviorment change and statis death rate, etc etc, it is assumed that only half of them are viable that ok for a 5 gallon batch because the extra food fomulated in a dry yeast pack allows for good breeding for the first 24-36 hours and that brings up the cell count without stress. So the rule of thumb is that you should seperate into two 5 gallon fermenters and pinch in one packet a piece
That being said the considered optimal yeast cell count balancing birth and death in a 5 gallon batch is about 90 -120 billion cells... with one packet of dry yeast you get this in the first 3-4 days without yeast stress, with liquid yeast you have either a 100 billion yeast cell (activator) pack or a 25 billion (porpagator) pack (these are actully brand names used by Wyeast but most other liquid companys work the same way just use differnt names) and you make a starter for 24 - 48 hours and that gives you cell counts of upwards of 100 - 150 billion (in a 2 quart starter) which is more then enough for a 5 gallon batch...
So for ten gallon batches (which are not divided) you should either make a larger starter with liquid yeast (1-1.5gal with recamended sugar/extract for 36+ hours) or you should use 2 packages of dry yeast. You can use 2 large cell count liquid yeast packs (100 billion cells each) but you should make two starters as you would with a single 5 gallon starter
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