I am new to the use of GoFerm, though I have 13 mead batches under my belt. I brew small batches, 1-2 gallons per batch. I use dry 5g packets for the yeast, generally 71b or K1V.
My rehydration has evolved from "sprinkle half of the pack on top" to rehydrating seperately in water and then pitching (as described on the packet), to now I use a full 5g rehydrated according to GoFerm instructions.
So my question - I am "overpitching" the yeast with the 5g to 1-2 gallons, and believe there is no concern with that. But, what about the GoFerm? It sure seems like a lot of GoFerm going into a small batch. Is this likely to turn out bad?
I have 3 batches in secondary that were done that way, so it is early for me to know (by taste) how they turned out. The ferment went fine, and they are clearing, that is all I know so far,
My rehydration has evolved from "sprinkle half of the pack on top" to rehydrating seperately in water and then pitching (as described on the packet), to now I use a full 5g rehydrated according to GoFerm instructions.
So my question - I am "overpitching" the yeast with the 5g to 1-2 gallons, and believe there is no concern with that. But, what about the GoFerm? It sure seems like a lot of GoFerm going into a small batch. Is this likely to turn out bad?
I have 3 batches in secondary that were done that way, so it is early for me to know (by taste) how they turned out. The ferment went fine, and they are clearing, that is all I know so far,