adding yeast

[beertrix]

do you need to stir in the yeast or just sprinkle it on top????? i normally stir it in but have been told to use the sprinkle method!!!! so whats the best??????????
cheers

[Lillywhite]

so whats the best??????????

Re-hydration in a third of a cup of cooled boiled water is the best method. Then you just pour it in the wort and there's no need to stir. If the yeast doesn't foam up when it's in the cup after 20 minutes then you know you have a dud one.

[chopperswookie]

sprinkle not stir, miss moneypenny

[mickhew]

I sprinkle, then stir lightly, as the wort is quite frothy, and seeing as the spoon is there already, I stir it. Sprinkling alone is fine too. I read somewhere, "the yeast will find it's way",but I prefer to help it by stirring, otherwise it sits on the froth.

[Mike the pint supper]

I have always just sprinkled my yeast on top of the foam it rehydrates with the moisture from the foam and also it's o2 requirement for the first stage of fermentation.

[beertrix]

your very nice people
cheers

[Mike the pint supper]

Dont worry this belief goes after a while! lol

[martyn142]

Sprinkle...hmmmm. I never even knew this ws a possibility. Gives me something else to worry about now.

[Mike the pint supper]

Maybe I trust the yeast producers to much but touch wood never had a problem with dead yeast yet.