According to Beersmith, I need 11.6g of dry yeast for a brew. I am using Mangrove Jack's Liberty Bell which is 10g a packet. Will I be under pitching by too much if I don't use any more? I have some yeast nutrient, will this make up for the slight under pitch?
Having slightly too little dry yeast
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MmmBeer
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Don't worry about it. The yeast nutrient will help, as will rehydrating the yeast before pitching.
An Ankoù
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As above, rehydrate first and you'll have more than enough.
Muntons beer kits only gave you 5g and they said it was enough. Actually it was but only if everything else was perfect (ie. rarely). So 10g is fine.
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This can be taken with a pinch of salt because it's based on an assumed number of cells per gram which is not easy information to come by. Estimates range from 5 to 20 billion cells per gram.
