I'm trying to wrap my head around what size of a yeast propagator I need if I have the following:
30bbl Brew House
30bbl FV X 1
60bbl FV X 4
90bbl FV X 2
Or
60bbl Brew House
60 FV X 4
120 FV X 2
I would probably only have 2 yeast strains in house. I understand yeast pitching rate is based on slurry concentration, but I still can't figure out how big of a propagator I would need.
For instance: If I get a 30bbl brew house, I would need Xbbls to supply the 30bbl FV. Then when I double batch to fill the 60bbl, I couldn't brew the second batch until the next day to give the yeast time to build up, so it was enough of a cell count to toss the next 30bbl of wort on top of it.
Is there some sort of a calculation to decide what size propagator you need?
30bbl Brew House
30bbl FV X 1
60bbl FV X 4
90bbl FV X 2
Or
60bbl Brew House
60 FV X 4
120 FV X 2
I would probably only have 2 yeast strains in house. I understand yeast pitching rate is based on slurry concentration, but I still can't figure out how big of a propagator I would need.
For instance: If I get a 30bbl brew house, I would need Xbbls to supply the 30bbl FV. Then when I double batch to fill the 60bbl, I couldn't brew the second batch until the next day to give the yeast time to build up, so it was enough of a cell count to toss the next 30bbl of wort on top of it.
Is there some sort of a calculation to decide what size propagator you need?
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