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Hi,
I emptied my fermentor yesterday, but sealed it back up so the Nottingham yeast cake is still there.
I have a brew on now( mash is heating). If it hits target the OG should be 1.067.
the problem is I only have one packet of M44 yeast.
Will a single packet cope with 24L of 1.067 wort? Brewfather suggest I should use 3packs.
Would draining off a litre of wort ten minutes into the boil, diluting to 1.040 ish and using this to rehydrate my yeast do anything useful? It would probably be around two to three hours between rehydration and pitch.
if not I can re use some nottingham yeast cake and pitch 1/3 to 1/2 of it. Not the same yeast but I think it would still work. The beer is a pale ale.
Any advice much appreciated
I emptied my fermentor yesterday, but sealed it back up so the Nottingham yeast cake is still there.
I have a brew on now( mash is heating). If it hits target the OG should be 1.067.
the problem is I only have one packet of M44 yeast.
Will a single packet cope with 24L of 1.067 wort? Brewfather suggest I should use 3packs.
Would draining off a litre of wort ten minutes into the boil, diluting to 1.040 ish and using this to rehydrate my yeast do anything useful? It would probably be around two to three hours between rehydration and pitch.
if not I can re use some nottingham yeast cake and pitch 1/3 to 1/2 of it. Not the same yeast but I think it would still work. The beer is a pale ale.
Any advice much appreciated