Yeast - Stir or Not Stir

[garwatts]

Having made a vast number of kits now.....(6 since January ) can anyone tell me whether it is best to sprinkle the yeast powder onto the top or stir it in?

[boingy]

Sprinkle. It will find its own way.

[chopperswookie]

sprinkle not stir, miss moneypenny

[Dill]

Having made a vast number of kits now.....(6 since January ) can anyone tell me whether it is best to sprinkle the yeast powder onto the top or stir it in?

What do you normally do?

[Benson_JV]

I stir, my brews have turned out fine

[randomdave]

I have done both in my brewing with no noticable difference. I prefer sprinkling tho as its less hassle. I only stirred once cos I got distracted and didnt sprinkle so i ended up with a small Island of yeast floating in my brew.

[brysie]

morning all

i have to stir because theres usually a good head of foam after aeration and the yeast just sits on the top.
i try to make a few gaps but just feel the need to help it through.
on one thread on here last week, chris i think recommended sprinkling the yeast, waiting twenty minutes and then giving it a good stir.

What do you normally do?

if youve been successful so far, id just carry on doing it the way you did before.

[vacant]

When the fermentation gets going, enough to blow through the airlock sometimes, you have "convection currents" due to escaping CO2 that look like a lava lamp on steroids. So you don't really need to stir. Later when everything has settled down, a stir and a bit of yeast vit might help if the gravity is a bit high.