Stepping up

[Dronfieldbrewer]

what steps would you use to take a slant to 4Bbl??

 

[wilsoa1111]

i guess lots and lots of starters, till u can pitch a lowish abv beer with sensible hopping, then use that slurry? i reckon that slurry must be 2l or so of 50/50 yeast. hope that would be enough?

 

[Good Ed]

you should really get yuorself a copy of thr Yeast book by Chris White and Jamil Zainashelf, they describe commercial propogation of yeast. You basically follow the 10x rule. This from the book from starting from a slant, using degrees Plato (P), the first part done in the lab

slant - 10ml wort at 8P at 25C 24hrs; 100ml wort at 8P 25C 24hrs; 1000ml wort 12-16P 22C 24-48hrs; 10L wort 12-16P 22C 48hrs; it is then transferred to the brewery to continue, which usually lasts 5 days

I'd PM Unclepumple and get some advise, he is brewing commercially.

 

[dennisking]

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