repitching yeast

[Happy Smurf]

You really didn't need to start from scratch. All that was being said was that you should use maybe 250 ml of your yeast cake rather than the whole thing.

[Bugeater]

Smurf is right. Just pitch a portion of the yeast cake.

To get the proper taste profile in a beer, you need the esters that the yeast produces during the growth phase. If you overpitch, you don't get the growth and thus none of those esters you want. This leaves you with a pretty lifeless tasting beer. It will still be as drinkable as the typical NAIL (North American Industrial Lager) but just as unremarkable.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[Hoppy Brewah]

Yea - Bug and Smurf said just what I meant - sorry for the confusion! 200 ml of yeast slurry will do the trick. The entire yeast cake would be around 800 ml (in my experience) or 4 times as much as you need.

[beerdrinker]

Smurf is right. Just pitch a portion of the yeast cake.

To get the proper taste profile in a beer, you need the esters that the yeast produces during the growth phase. If you overpitch, you don't get the growth and thus none of those esters you want. This leaves you with a pretty lifeless tasting beer. It will still be as drinkable as the typical NAIL (North American Industrial Lager) but just as unremarkable.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

Does this mean that if I want a 'NAIL' flavoured beer (for my 'NAIL' drinking friends) I could just overpitch yeast to get the less estery taste? I know the recipe and hops make a difference to, but would this be one trick to assist in making a 'NAIL'?