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yeast question

Started by jackflash, January 10, 2015, 07:39:27 PM

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jackflash

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?

RichC

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

DEMPSEY

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.
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jackflash

thanks guys. If I put it in the fridge now (about 5°c) for the morning and decant then, would that be alright?

DEMPSEY

Decant and pitch all in one go. :)
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Forgive us our Hangovers as we forgive those who hangover against us