I have been brewing for a number of years and never have used a starter and frequently just use two of (whatever) for my 11 gallon batches.
So two Wyeast, WhiteLab, or Dry Yeasts.
If it is a higher gravity beer I toss in a third.
Now I am trying to do "more better and actually delve more in to the science of brewing and I find that according to Mr. Malty I have been seriously under pitching who knew?
I am about to brew a Berliner Weisse with an OG of 1.037 and it says I need 3.9 vials without a starter
This just does not match up with my experience nor with what Whitelab and Wyeast claim... I mean this is a low gravity beer how could it need almost 4 vials?
So what am I missing?
Am I using Mr. Malty incorrectly?
So two Wyeast, WhiteLab, or Dry Yeasts.
If it is a higher gravity beer I toss in a third.
Now I am trying to do "more better and actually delve more in to the science of brewing and I find that according to Mr. Malty I have been seriously under pitching who knew?
I am about to brew a Berliner Weisse with an OG of 1.037 and it says I need 3.9 vials without a starter
This just does not match up with my experience nor with what Whitelab and Wyeast claim... I mean this is a low gravity beer how could it need almost 4 vials?
White Labs says this:
What is meant by pitchable quantities?
At White Labs we package our yeast with a concentrated cell count which does not require any additional propagation time. Therefore, our vials can be directly pitched into a five-gallon batch of wort, giving you approximately a 5-15 hour lag time. Our barrel (BBL) system designed for the professional brewers also has the appropriate cell count for their specified sizes.
Wyeast says this:
The Wyeast Activator (125 ml) smack-pack is designed to directly inoculate 5 gallons of standard ale wort (O.G. < 1.060, 65-72°F). When brewing high gravity beer (O.G. >1.060) or cold fermented lagers or ales (<65 °F)) additional yeast will be required. An Activator contains approximately 100 billion cells which will deliver slightly less than 6 million cells per milliliter to a 5 gallon batch of beer.
What is meant by pitchable quantities?
At White Labs we package our yeast with a concentrated cell count which does not require any additional propagation time. Therefore, our vials can be directly pitched into a five-gallon batch of wort, giving you approximately a 5-15 hour lag time. Our barrel (BBL) system designed for the professional brewers also has the appropriate cell count for their specified sizes.
Wyeast says this:
The Wyeast Activator (125 ml) smack-pack is designed to directly inoculate 5 gallons of standard ale wort (O.G. < 1.060, 65-72°F). When brewing high gravity beer (O.G. >1.060) or cold fermented lagers or ales (<65 °F)) additional yeast will be required. An Activator contains approximately 100 billion cells which will deliver slightly less than 6 million cells per milliliter to a 5 gallon batch of beer.
So what am I missing?
Am I using Mr. Malty incorrectly?
