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Yeast Calculator

Post by Fishcoppop » Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:10 pm

Hey guys,

Just wondering what everyone is using for a yeast starter calculator? I just looked and there are a lot of different options out there.

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Post by Andre » Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:23 pm

I use either Beersmith or mr malty's calculator, http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html

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Post by Woody » Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:39 pm

http://www.brewunited.com/yeast_calculator.php

The above has never failed me. Great for stepping old yeast and I always have a healthy pitch.

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Post by oceanic_brew » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:09 pm

I use Brewer’s Friend calculator and Mr Malty but they differ. It doesn’t matter so much but when you are looking to build up 800 billion cells from a 3 month old smack pack the number s come out drastically different after a couple step ups.

I feel like making my own spreadsheet based on recommendations from Chris and Jamils “Yeast” book. Either that or build a sheet specific to the yeast manufacturer with viability estimates based on their suggestions and use that.



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Post by oceanic_brew » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:28 pm

Woody wrote:http://www.brewunited.com/yeast_calculator.php

The above has never failed me. Great for stepping old yeast and I always have a healthy pitch.

I really like this yeast calculator. I just read through the description and it seemed that it would be a bit closer actual real world

I may use it from now on


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Post by Halifax_Jeff » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:49 pm

+1 for brewunited

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Post by wcturnedec » Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:25 pm

Agreed I use the brewunited calculator all the time now, also like how it has the overbuild function if I feel like keeping a bit extra for future batches!


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Post by mckay75 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:44 pm

Brewunited all the way!

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Re: Yeast Calculator

Post by Fishcoppop » Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:59 pm

Thanks fellas appreciate all the input!


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