Brewferm Abdij - Pre-Brewing advice please!

[morethanworts]

Hi there

Once my Wherry moves out of the water bath tomorrow, I will be starting off my Abdij kit.

I've decided to use Golden Syrup with the kit, rather than white sugar, but I'll stop short of getting candi sugar.

I have a pack of Tronozymol yeast nutrient, which is advertised for wine, but I was wondering if it is suitable to put in the Abdij.

I would also usually whisk for 5mins to aerate.

I don't think the Brewferm instructions call for either nutrient or substantial aerating, but can it hurt? With such a high OG, I want to do everything I can to ensure a smooth journey down to 1.010 or so!

Any tips will be very welcome.

 

[bigboots]

I can't remember the OG for this but I regularly brew with OG 1080+.
I would have thought whisking can't hurt, likewise 1tsp of yeast nutrient (although probably not necessary).
HTH :

 

[morethanworts]

Thanks very much.

I thought this thread had died quietly, so I posted something else in the Yeast sub-forum, but that's still helpful, thanks, as my brew was delayed by a day.