Yeast Nutrients?

[mereside]

just started to gather my gear for washing and sterilising and started getting all my ingredients together to start my first Wow but i have forgotton to get the yeast Nutrients as you can gather i am totally new to all this can i buy anything that will substitute this at the chemists in tescos or am i going to have to put this off till mon when i can get back to the shops in town ,what a plonker i am i totally missed this off my shopping list all help greatly recieved, atb wayne

 

[31bb3]

you might get away without adding the nutrient

 

[mereside]

Thanks will give it a go i found another post saying it might not be needed so will crack on ,atb wayne

 

[Chop_Suey_Stuey]

I added a Tsp (Per Gallon) of tomato purée to a batch of wine once as I was told this was good nutrient, worked out fine (I'm happily drinking a glass as I type this!) :drunk:

Stu
Chop_Suey_Stuey

 

[chains]

I added a Tsp (Per Gallon) of tomato purée to a batch of wine once as I was told this was good nutrient, worked out fine (I'm happily drinking a glass as I type this!) :drunk:

Stu
Chop_Suey_Stuey

Correctamundo.

A tsp of tomatoe purée or tsp of marmite will work fine for some added nutrient.

And tbh for a gallon batch the yeast will do fine without.

 

[mereside]

Thanks for the tips guys its bubbling away nicely so hopefully will get something drinkable,atb wayne

 

[Gayle]

I once threw a B vitamin tablet into a brew when I'd run out of nutrient, and the yeast seemed happy enough. But then I've only been doing 1 gallon brews too and there might be enough nutrients in the juices to keep the yeast going. Higher alcohol wines rely on nutrients more than lower ones. You can add the nutrient after a couple of days if that's when you get it, provided the yeast hasn't eaten all the sugar by then, but it might not be needed.

 

[mereside]

another great tip thanks for that , i am totally new to all this so everything is helping for the future i have all the ingredients you all have mentioned so might just drop abit in to help it ,thanks wayne

 

[screamlead]

Vitamin B1 tabs from home brew shops - 3mg
Epsom salts
Andrews liver salts
as above tomato puree and marmite both work too