Hi folks,
I've got beers with 5-8% additions of a caramelized sugar syrup to the recipe. OGs are is 1.046 (11P) and 1.052 (13P). I'm running into scheduling issues where I am a bit short of yeast for proper pitching rates and rather than risk underpitching I'd prefer to be able to harvest out of these brews. I recall reading somewhere that harvesting out of a batch with a significant addition of sugar was bad news for yeast vitality, but I'm not finding confirmation of this within any other brewing literature. The OG on both batches is acceptable for harvesting, but I don't know about the impact of that sugar. If it makes any difference I am top cropping with an English strain.
Thanks in advance.
I've got beers with 5-8% additions of a caramelized sugar syrup to the recipe. OGs are is 1.046 (11P) and 1.052 (13P). I'm running into scheduling issues where I am a bit short of yeast for proper pitching rates and rather than risk underpitching I'd prefer to be able to harvest out of these brews. I recall reading somewhere that harvesting out of a batch with a significant addition of sugar was bad news for yeast vitality, but I'm not finding confirmation of this within any other brewing literature. The OG on both batches is acceptable for harvesting, but I don't know about the impact of that sugar. If it makes any difference I am top cropping with an English strain.
Thanks in advance.
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