Four year old Munton's

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Four year old Munton's

Post by Rookie » Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:37 pm

I brewed a two gallon batch of bitter yesterday with an O G of 1.034. I pitched a six gram pack of Munton's with a date of 11/16 at 3pm. There was a 1/8 inch layer of foam at 9pm and the airlock was burping every two seconds this morning at 8am.
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Re: Four year old Munton's

Post by Bad 'Ed » Mon Sep 21, 2020 11:12 pm

6g in 2 galons of beer should be plenty, even if it is 4 years out of date. Did you hydrate the yeast first?
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Re: Four year old Munton's

Post by Rookie » Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:01 pm

Bad 'Ed wrote:
Mon Sep 21, 2020 11:12 pm
6g in 2 galons of beer should be plenty, even if it is 4 years out of date. Did you hydrate the yeast first?
No, I almost never do.
According to Brewer's Friend yeast pitch calculator 5 grams would be right and figuring 4% loss of vitality for dry yeast per year the 6 grams I pitched was just right.
The burps were every 4 seconds last night and it looks like it's done this morning.
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