First brewday tomorrow
First brewday tomorrow
Hello folks,
First ever brew day tomorrow. Today I have the day off going to the Farnborough Airshow (guest of a friend's company!), but have spent the morning buying supplies for tomorrow's brew.
After reading something Andy said, I popped up to the Hogs Back Brewery and stocked up on malt and hops. I asked about the yeast - just passing the time - and before I knew it I was the proud father of millions of little yeast cells. I intended to used dried yeast, but now I've got some live stuff...How much to use/what to do!
They've given me 150gms which I estimate is about 100ml. Answers from the great and the good would be appreciated.
Intended brew is a Summer Lightningesque beer (beginner's beer!)
5.15kg Marris otter
35 Challenger
40 Goldings
Expected fermentable wort 23L.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Toast
First ever brew day tomorrow. Today I have the day off going to the Farnborough Airshow (guest of a friend's company!), but have spent the morning buying supplies for tomorrow's brew.
After reading something Andy said, I popped up to the Hogs Back Brewery and stocked up on malt and hops. I asked about the yeast - just passing the time - and before I knew it I was the proud father of millions of little yeast cells. I intended to used dried yeast, but now I've got some live stuff...How much to use/what to do!
They've given me 150gms which I estimate is about 100ml. Answers from the great and the good would be appreciated.
Intended brew is a Summer Lightningesque beer (beginner's beer!)
5.15kg Marris otter
35 Challenger
40 Goldings
Expected fermentable wort 23L.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Toast
Pictures of some of the intended equipment
Pictures of the virgin brewery.
The New shiny HLT and overinsulated MT

The placcy plate FB a la DaaB

The New shiny HLT and overinsulated MT

The placcy plate FB a la DaaB

Hi there,
I think around about 100ml's of slurry, sounds right for this brew,
to check for yourself have a look at www.mrmalty.com yeast pitching rate calculator, but click the tab for "repitching slurry"
I think around about 100ml's of slurry, sounds right for this brew,
to check for yourself have a look at www.mrmalty.com yeast pitching rate calculator, but click the tab for "repitching slurry"
Had a look at this application (following the FAQ like a good poster) but could not it it to work pressing 'calculate' simply displays NaN for 'yeast cells needed' 'ml needed'....sinkas wrote:to check for yourself have a look at www.mrmalty.com yeast pitching rate calculator, but click the tab for "repitching slurry"
Got it to work now -refreshed the page and started calc with slurry (tried with liquid yeast before spotting slurry tab).
DaaB - thanks for the compliments and advice re MT. It has 2 x radiator foil/polysterene underneath the camping mat as well!
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Re: Yeast
Just take it from the fridge when you start brewing ad by the time you are ready to pitch everything will be fine . . . . I've actually had brewery yeast start to ferment (goodness knows whatToast wrote:Yeast currently in fridge, when I come to pitch should I have
- warmed it?
- fed it?
- If so what?
