How much yeat is too much yeast?

[sheffieldlad]

Hi all,

is it possible to add too much?

I'm not brewing anything where i have strayed from the recipe but I was just wondering.

-Paul

 

[Wendy1971]

yes its possible you should add minimum 12 grams max about 20 grams there is no point adding more it will just end up as crud at the bottom of your fv

 

[graysalchemy]

Surely Wendy it depends on the og and volume. I pitched 2l of yeast slurry into 40l of 1085 barley wine. Even with 20l of headspace it made a mess of the floor.it is better to over pitch and get a decent initial fermentation than underpitch and risk infection or stressing the yeast.

 

[unclepumble]

There is an optimal amount of yeast to use to get a good fermentation going. The amount used affects flavour as well as other things.

For the right amount have a look for the Mr Malty yeast pitching calculator.

Too Much can be as bad as too little, but unless you are looking at repitching a strain again and again, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

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