Yeast quantity

[Scobieb]

Hi Guys,

Preparing to do my second home brew with my new kit. The kit is only a 5 litre one. I've used the spreadsheet that Ian designed on the other thread and come up with my basic recipe for an American IPA.

Just a question on the yeast. The calculate how much I need, do I just assume a normal packet would make 23 litres ish so divide the amount by 5?

 

[slash22000]

Depends what you mean by "normal packet". Also depends on the gravity of your wort. Assuming you're talking about an 11.5g packet of yeast, and 5 litres of wort <1.060 OG, then I'd add ~3g of yeast.

If in doubt: http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html

 

[nathan_madness]

Check out http://yeastcalc.com/ you should be able to sort it out there.

 

[Scobieb]

Thanks guys, appreciate the information

 

[431neb]

Dodged a bullet there.

 

[Scobieb]

Sure did.