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Default pitching two yeasts

not awfully concerned its nutrients....its less than a week old and has
7 teaspoons of yeast nutrient in it.


> Yes, forgot about the temperature, that's definitely a major factor.
>
> You can still use nutrients at low Brix but not DAP or anything that
> contains it (ex Fermaid K). One good option is Bioactiv from Scott Labs
> - it comes in especially handy if one gets H2S problems towards the end
> of fermentation...
>
> Pp
>
> On Jan 12, 11:06 am, gene > wrote:
> > and what is the temperature of the fermenting must... it's gonna be slow
> > if less than about 70 degrees in the fermentor
> >
> > be careful about adding too much nutrients if below 9 deg brix... the
> > yeast can't take effective advantage of the nutrients late in fermentation
> >
> > Gene
> >