It's a 20 litre batch of IPA at 6% - Brewfather is saying I need a little more than 1 pkt of Verdant IPAWhat's your batch size and strength? There's a good chance that one packet will be enough.
Think I'll go for the 1 pkt and pop in a little yeast nutrient to help
That's the problem, I only have the one pkt - that is why I was asking if I could add another yeasti'm just curious...what were you planing on doing with the open left over 0.8 of a packet?
Interesting, thanksFor an IPA? It’s probably fine, but a slight under pitch is also probably fine. I have a hoppy brown ale that I had 3 repitched yeasts (west coast, us05, and S04) in there and then used that cake for a porter right after. Both beers are on tap now and delicious.
I used 3 because they came from older yeast cakes, wasn’t sure of the viability, and didn’t want to make a starter
Now that's a good idea, instead of starting off at 18C I will start at 20CIf you don't have an exact temperature you want to use but can control the temperature, go a little above the lowest temperature in the suggested range. They'll grow a little faster if warmer. I haven't worked with the yeast you are using to tell you how much more might affect the end product.
I've not used Verdant before, but reading the description I'd guess adding US-05 would reduce the yeast character and finish a bit drier. I'd probably make a starter to culture the yeast to a higher volume so I could use just one yeast, but that will take a couple of days. I've mixed yeasts before with good results, though, and your combination sounds like it would work well in that proportion. I try to avoid under-pitching, so would pick either of these methods over just using the single packet. I like to say that each brew is an experiment (always trying something).Am stuck, just noticed receipe calls for 1.2 pks of Verdant IPA and only have 1 pkt in stock - question, what would happen if I added a little US05 to the Verdant pkk ?
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