I've hit a bit of a road block while putting together a Hazy NEIPA Recipe, this will be my first time using liquid yeast. I can't figure out the pitch rate and I feel as though I'm missing some crucial detail. I'm pitching White Labs / Yeast Bay's "Vermont Ale Yeast."
First, I primarily use Beersmith to formulate my recipes, and use Mr. Malty and Brewer's friend to confirm my numbers.
The Target OG is 1.047, 240 gallons. Beersmith says I need 7918.5 Billion Cells, Mr. Malty 7592 Billion, Brewer's Friend 7623 Billion, all within the ballpark. Ale setting, 96% viability.
After speaking to a few reps at Whitelabs, they suggest a 1.5L pitch. They say 2.5 Billion Cells per mL, roughly 3750 Billion cells in a 1.5L pitch. All 3 reps suggest a 1.5L pitch is enough.
That's where I get stuck. All programs suggest I need roughly 7500-7900 Billion cells, Whitelab's reps all say 3750 Billion is enough. What am I missing? At first I thought I had a setting messed up on Beersmith but I've ruled that out.
Thanks for reading, hope you folks can shed some light on my problem.
Jaime
First, I primarily use Beersmith to formulate my recipes, and use Mr. Malty and Brewer's friend to confirm my numbers.
The Target OG is 1.047, 240 gallons. Beersmith says I need 7918.5 Billion Cells, Mr. Malty 7592 Billion, Brewer's Friend 7623 Billion, all within the ballpark. Ale setting, 96% viability.
After speaking to a few reps at Whitelabs, they suggest a 1.5L pitch. They say 2.5 Billion Cells per mL, roughly 3750 Billion cells in a 1.5L pitch. All 3 reps suggest a 1.5L pitch is enough.
That's where I get stuck. All programs suggest I need roughly 7500-7900 Billion cells, Whitelab's reps all say 3750 Billion is enough. What am I missing? At first I thought I had a setting messed up on Beersmith but I've ruled that out.
Thanks for reading, hope you folks can shed some light on my problem.
Jaime
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