I am seeking some advice for my brewery and creating starters for a 400l brew length.
Looking at Brewers Friend to scale up to sufficient yeast I would add 8 yeast smack packs to a 1036 OG 20 litre starter. On a store plate this would give me sufficient yeast count to pitch.
However that means there will be a lot of yeast produced so I need a strong unit to not only take the weight but to continue stirring it. Any suggestions would be welcome but I think motor power will be the challenge?
Thanks in advance
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Re: Large scale stir plate
Micros tend to either brew regularly enough to crop yeast from one fermenting batch to the next, or just use bricks of dried yeast.
I don't think that stirring a 20 litre starter is a particularly practical idea to achieve and I don't actually think the stirring will achieve much.
Just make a home brew size batch of beer 1-2 days before hand and then use that as a very active starter.
I don't think that stirring a 20 litre starter is a particularly practical idea to achieve and I don't actually think the stirring will achieve much.
Just make a home brew size batch of beer 1-2 days before hand and then use that as a very active starter.
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Re: Large scale stir plate
just brew a 20l length beer? It's what i do to get enough yeast for 100l
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8 sachets in 20l will ferment out in about 2 hours
I’m not experts but I think nanos buy yeasts ready to go or use dry yeast. I know a lot of the liquid yeast suppliers do yeast to order for breweries
http://www.dvksp.com/yeast/
I’m not experts but I think nanos buy yeasts ready to go or use dry yeast. I know a lot of the liquid yeast suppliers do yeast to order for breweries
http://www.dvksp.com/yeast/