I’m looking to get a brew kit (5gallon) from the menu listing, but noticed a slew of options… from yeast type, to fast itch, to a couple others. Which option do you all select when getting a kit? Thanks in advance to any input or guidance.
A lot of that depends on your brew process. Fast pitch is ready made wort for yeast starters. If you’re using dry yeast, you don’t want to make a starter. If using liquid yeast I would encourage you to look into making a starter. Research ‘shaken not stirred’ starter. It’s the method I use now.
While I enjoy the process of yeast selection and starters, dry yeast is so easy these days that you can’t go wrong
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I won’t even bother with liquid yeast, seeing as the choices for dry are many … The “shaken not stirred” method of yeast preparation is simple, and works well.
When I was a yeast rancher, I made my own “fast pitch” using DME. If you do decide to go that route, talk with us and we’ll explain. What style are you going to brew?
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Thanks for the info. For my next brew… I’m thinking about doing the Sierra Madre Pale Ale. I have a one gallon test batch in the fermenter now. I’m trying to find something close to my favorite, which is Burning River. It’s a Pale Ale distributed by Great Lakes in Cleveland… my hometown, but can’t always find it here.
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well don’t even buy any yeast just dump the left over yeast from your 1 gallon batch into the new wort
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