THESULLI
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Hi all!
First off let me say that I hope everyone is staying safe out there in this crazy world we are living in now... I am a bit of a germaphobe myself. It kinda makes this whole Covid-19 thing a bit more interesting...
It has been a while since I have had a chance to make any beer! I just finished up my 5th batch, minus pitching the yeast. I am concerned that I might be under pitching with just 1 packet of US-05.
5 gallon batch
6 lbs - Golden Light DME
2 lbs - Pilsen Light DME
1 lb - Crystal 20L
1 lb - Carapils
2 oz - Nugget Hops
2 oz - Falconers Flight Hops
2 oz - Amarillo Hops
8 oz - Dextrose added in the boil. It was for bottling but I got excited and spent a lot of money building a keezer... So this will end up in the keg.
1 packet - US-05. I was planning on just sprinkling it on dry.
Starting Gravity of 1.080! Did not see that coming. I got this recipe from my LHBS. I added about 1/2 lb extra of Golden Light DME than what the recipe called for because I had it sitting there. So why not? Other than that, the recipe was followed exactly.
My question is this... Will 1 packet of US-05 be enough for this beer? I was not expecting a 1.080 at all. I guess that extra 1/2 lb of Golden Light DME went further than I thought it would. I sometimes see videos online of guys doubling up their yeast pitch to accommodate such a high original gravity. On the other hand I have seen a lot of videos talking about how important it is NOT to over pitch... When I looked in to how to solve this, it ended up being more math than my brain was designed for HAHA! I was hoping someone could give me a general rule of thumb when it comes to high gravity beers so I can pitch the yeast tonight. Don't get me wrong, I know I need to learn the math as well. I am just under a slight time constraint for tonight.
Any and all help would be appreciated guys. Thanks!
First off let me say that I hope everyone is staying safe out there in this crazy world we are living in now... I am a bit of a germaphobe myself. It kinda makes this whole Covid-19 thing a bit more interesting...
It has been a while since I have had a chance to make any beer! I just finished up my 5th batch, minus pitching the yeast. I am concerned that I might be under pitching with just 1 packet of US-05.
5 gallon batch
6 lbs - Golden Light DME
2 lbs - Pilsen Light DME
1 lb - Crystal 20L
1 lb - Carapils
2 oz - Nugget Hops
2 oz - Falconers Flight Hops
2 oz - Amarillo Hops
8 oz - Dextrose added in the boil. It was for bottling but I got excited and spent a lot of money building a keezer... So this will end up in the keg.
1 packet - US-05. I was planning on just sprinkling it on dry.
Starting Gravity of 1.080! Did not see that coming. I got this recipe from my LHBS. I added about 1/2 lb extra of Golden Light DME than what the recipe called for because I had it sitting there. So why not? Other than that, the recipe was followed exactly.
My question is this... Will 1 packet of US-05 be enough for this beer? I was not expecting a 1.080 at all. I guess that extra 1/2 lb of Golden Light DME went further than I thought it would. I sometimes see videos online of guys doubling up their yeast pitch to accommodate such a high original gravity. On the other hand I have seen a lot of videos talking about how important it is NOT to over pitch... When I looked in to how to solve this, it ended up being more math than my brain was designed for HAHA! I was hoping someone could give me a general rule of thumb when it comes to high gravity beers so I can pitch the yeast tonight. Don't get me wrong, I know I need to learn the math as well. I am just under a slight time constraint for tonight.
Any and all help would be appreciated guys. Thanks!