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Brewing Discussions => Extract Brewing => Topic started by: jackflash on January 10, 2015, 07:39:27 PM

Title: yeast question
Post by: jackflash on January 10, 2015, 07:39:27 PM
Have a yeast starter going two days now, and I'll be pitching into my wort tomorrow. I'm wondering, do I decant off the liquid and just pour in the yeast, or do I fire in the whole lot?
Title: Re: yeast question
Post by: RichC on January 10, 2015, 08:15:42 PM
People do both. My personal preference is to chill overnight and decant unless i want to pitch a very active starter for a quick takeoff (or unless its a low floc yeast like a hefe). Also if your starter ran warm you could be dumping pi$$y beer into your batch
Title: Re: yeast question
Post by: DEMPSEY on January 10, 2015, 09:25:48 PM
You can decant most of the liquid and first chill it down. A cooler yeast entering a slightly warmer wort will allow the yeast to get a quick start.
Title: Re: yeast question
Post by: jackflash on January 10, 2015, 09:43:53 PM
thanks guys. If I put it in the fridge now (about 5°c) for the morning and decant then, would that be alright?
Title: Re: yeast question
Post by: DEMPSEY on January 10, 2015, 09:54:46 PM
Decant and pitch all in one go. :)