Working on fine tuning my equipment and doing basically smash beers right now. Not worried about anything but my efficiency right now. Im all over the place with it and want to get it squared away. Im wanting to brew either small 2 to 3 gallon batches or a low gravity 5 gallon batch.
I dont want to make a start is number 1. Im good with buying several yeast packs and just using them. I know the pack usually say they are good for 5 gallons of wort 1.060 or below but we all know thats not so true.
I know making yeast starters at 1 to 3 litters with a og of 1.040 or lower works great to get x amount of yeast cells to be used in a 5 gallon batch depending on the OG. What I dont know is this the same with 3 gallons to 5 gallons of OG at 1.040 or lower and using one pack??? Is there enough yeast cells to not stress them out in fermenting a bigger volume?
Does this make sense or Im i over thinking this?
Thanks HBT
I dont want to make a start is number 1. Im good with buying several yeast packs and just using them. I know the pack usually say they are good for 5 gallons of wort 1.060 or below but we all know thats not so true.
I know making yeast starters at 1 to 3 litters with a og of 1.040 or lower works great to get x amount of yeast cells to be used in a 5 gallon batch depending on the OG. What I dont know is this the same with 3 gallons to 5 gallons of OG at 1.040 or lower and using one pack??? Is there enough yeast cells to not stress them out in fermenting a bigger volume?
Does this make sense or Im i over thinking this?
Thanks HBT