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Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:34 pm
by Mr Four Square
I have bought a bottle of Wyeast Yeast Nutrient to put in with EC1118 on my plum wash. The quantities are clear 1/2 a tsp to 19 litres but I keep reading conflicting comments about when and what to add it to? Some say add it to the wash, some say add it to the hydrated yeast as a starter. What do you reckon? :-B
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:03 pm
by kiwikeg
Add it to the wash.
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:30 pm
by OzKev
Add it to the wash,
it would be too concentrated to add it all to the starter and the yeasties will cry :crying-blue:
Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:59 am
by wedwards
I have had some of this sitting around for a long time - it says to add it to the boil when 15 mins out. Not sure what that's meant to do, but I keep forgetting to use it in my beers
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:37 am
by bt1
Wyeast normally has the starter in yeast pack when you buy it.
The nutrient would be for wash. EC1118 loves a good feed and in warmer weather run real hard without off flavours.
enjoy
bt1
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:36 am
by tipsy
wedwards wrote:I have had some of this sitting around for a long time - it says to add it to the boil when 15 mins out. Not sure what that's meant to do, but I keep forgetting to use it in my beers
That sounds more like a kettle finning.
Like Whirlfloc or Brewbrite. Helps flocculate break material so you can leave it in you kettle.
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:52 am
by wynnum1
yeast nutrient and acid and sugar is needed to make yeast starter but at dilute rate .
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:21 pm
by Mr Four Square
In with the wash it goes then. Thanks fellahs.The instructions for boiling threw me too. I knew they were to do with brewing. Back to my plums I go ... :greetings-waveyellow:
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:10 pm
by OzKev
I just googled it.
http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_productdeta ... oductID=15 It does say to add to the boil. It must have something that needs to be boiled in it to become soilable.
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:54 pm
by Mr Four Square
Thats what's kungfusing, the instructions and the Wyeast website info all refer to its use for brewing . For distilling I'll stick with adding it to the wash just prior to pitching in the hydrated yeast
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:21 pm
by GalBrew
Mr Four Square wrote:Thats what's kungfusing, the instructions and the Wyeast website info all refer to its use for brewing . For distilling I'll stick with adding it to the wash just prior to pitching in the hydrated yeast
That is exactly what I do with all of my beer ferments, the standard method. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:57 pm
by Fatherjack
I have brought some Vintners Harvest wine nutrient, on HBS advice :o
I enjoy end result from using ec1118 yeast, but find ferment very slow at least 4-5 wks
Am I just turbo charging the ec1118 by adding the DAP based wine nutrient, which might result in the need to filter taste out of final product?
Or am I just being 8-}
Re: Wyeast yeast nutrient
Posted:
Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:25 pm
by Mr Four Square
Ah Father I'm too 8-} to know the answer to that myself but BT1 wrote
bt1 wrote:Wyeast normally has the starter in yeast pack when you buy it.
The nutrient would be for wash. EC1118 loves a good feed and in warmer weather run real hard without off flavours.
enjoy
bt1
I found some fact sheets on yeast nutrients here
http://www.scottlab.com/product-104.aspxGave my plums a second feed after 3 days. So far so fizzy.