Now that winter is here and the outside temperatures hover around -25c I've had to move my brewing inside. In order to do this I'm making 2.5 gallon batches instead of 5. When I scale down my recipe it tells me to pitch half a package of dry yeast. Would I be causing any damage by using the whole package? Seems silly to try to rehydrate half a pack when they are only 3-4 dollars might as well just throw the whole bugger in.
Over pitching yeast?
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EJay
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You'll be fine, in my opinion. I think you have to seriously over pitch to cause problems.
I do 2.5 gallon batches and always pitch the whole package. Underpitching can cause lots more trouble than over-pitching, so I err on the "over" side.
slym2none
"Lazy extract brewer."
Yeah, but adding half the pack to 2.5-3 gallons isn't underpitching. That's pretty much the correct pitch rate.
That being said, pitching the whole pack is only a 2x overpitch, so no harm will come to your beer.
I'm just cheap - I pitch half-packs and save the other half in a zip-top bag in the fridge for the next batch.
That being said, pitching the whole pack is only a 2x overpitch, so no harm will come to your beer.
I'm just cheap - I pitch half-packs and save the other half in a zip-top bag in the fridge for the next batch.
Yeah, but you need a scale accurate to a tenth of a gram if you want to split 11g in two. I brew fairly infrequently, so even if I do get a real 50/50 split, who knows what condition the second half will be in by the time I use it?
I am cheap about many things, but I figure I can afford to overpitch.
I am cheap about many things, but I figure I can afford to overpitch.
