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Do you need to aerate your wort if you pitch a yeast starter in it?
Yes, it takes time, but on typical ale pitching temps oxidation takes some time, too. And Kveik... It's an insane beast, I bet you can imagine the meaning of "it takes time" in a Kveik context. :)- Oguretz
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Do you need to aerate your wort if you pitch a yeast starter in it?
I think the key here is: will your yeast be capable to remain healthy enough to not make off-tastes for the number of generations needed in that beer? For dry packs it's safe to not oxygenate below 1060 on 5gals with 1pack. Rehydrating can help a lot with initial healthy yeast count, if all of...- Oguretz
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How to prevent yeast becoming lazy on huge simple sugar additions, like in a kit-and-kilo?
Man, I'm so dumb... The thing is: yeast starts with dextrose, then fructose, and then others. But if you give them a lot of monosaccharides, they tend to flocculate right after they've eaten those simple sugars, leaving even disaccharides unfermented, if I can remember it correctly. This...- Oguretz
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How to prevent yeast becoming lazy on huge simple sugar additions, like in a kit-and-kilo?
I brewed some all grain batches, and now I wanna try some cheap MJ NZ packs to decide if a can use those as a simple way to quickly solve my lack of stable fermentation routine situation, i.e. my 1st order noob state. I started reading Chris White's Yeast book, I've bought a big fridge and an...- Oguretz
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