How to Make a Yeast Starter for Brewing Beer

How to Make a Yeast Starter for Brewing Beer - Wyeast Smack-Pack

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This video demonstrates how I follow my fool proof procedure for making a yeast starter. The liquid yeast that I use is a Wyeast 3068 smack pack. To get the exact required amount of yeast to pitch in the wort, I prepare the yeast starter in two steps. If you’re a home brewer and want to level up your beers, liquid yeasts are the way to go. So what are you waiting for? Go buy a Wyeast Activator Smack-Pack, follow my yeast starter recipe, and brew amazing beer!
Link to the Brewer’s Friend Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator:
www.brewersfriend.com/yeast-p...
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Activating the Smack-Pack
01:19 - Yeast Calculator
02:46 - Required materials and ingredients
03:30 - Making DME wort
04:46 - Starter step 1
05:53 - Starter step 2
06:57 - Brewing beer
07:30 - Pitching the yeast
08:03 - Outro
About me:
My name is Tony. I am a guy from the Netherlands who speaks bad English with an even worse Dutch accent. I like to try out new hobbies and create stuff. The things I like to do are very random so I try to try out as many hobbies and crafts as possible and take you with me on that journey by making these video's.
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Пікірлер: 7

@maxmsf1 6 ай бұрын

Nice work - high production value, loaded with tactical guidance, extra tips, without fluff

@TonyNeedsHobbies 3 ай бұрын

That's such a nice comment! I put a lot of time in my projects and making a video of it adds more time. I really like the fact some people really appreciate my work - both the project as well as the video. Very nice to hear, so thank you! Greetings from the Netherlands! Tony

@kimberlyscott8698 19 күн бұрын

I make 1 gal batches, is there a way I can avoid wasting the excess yeast or make it more economical? It doesn't seem like using a portion and saving the rest in the open pack is possible, but maybe I could re-use the yeast cake or something?

@rspaulding 4 ай бұрын

Why did you add nutrient to the water when the smack pack has nutrient already?

@TonyNeedsHobbies 3 ай бұрын

Hi Rspaulding, from what I understand the smack pack has enough nutrient for kick starting the yeast in the pack, but not enough to efficiently multiply the amount of yeast a couple of times to ferment a large batch of higher gravity wort. Whenever I create a large starter I add nutrient and malt extract in order to put the yeast in the most ideal situation (with the limited gear I own 😉) and this has worked for me quite a few times already. Hope this helps! Cheers and Happy Brewing! Tony