Hi,
I put down a honey lager today which included a Coopers Original Lager tin and I used the supplied yeast.
I also had an old yeast packet from a Coopers Cerveza tin which I believe is a slightly different yeast -but not wanting to waste it I chucked it in also.
My question is by mixing these yeasts will it effect my end product?
I'm hoping not....
Thanks,
Paul.
Mixing Yeasts
Re: Mixing Yeasts
You'll be fine.
If you have a look at Wyeast's website, you'll see some of their yeasts are blends of different strains. I know those are liquid yeasts, but the principle is the same as for dry yeasts.
If you have a look at Wyeast's website, you'll see some of their yeasts are blends of different strains. I know those are liquid yeasts, but the principle is the same as for dry yeasts.
Re: Mixing Yeasts
I'd almost go so far as to assume that they're both the same yeast strain. There definitely is a problem if you over-pitch yeast but pitching 14g is far from being a problem. Your beer will be fine.
Just for future reference; if you have a kit yeast left over that you won't use in a brew, you can always quickly boil it up and use it as a yeast nutrient in a big (read: high abv) beer or a brew that doesn't have a lot of nutrient to begin with (read: non-kit ginger beer, hard lemonade, etc)
Just for future reference; if you have a kit yeast left over that you won't use in a brew, you can always quickly boil it up and use it as a yeast nutrient in a big (read: high abv) beer or a brew that doesn't have a lot of nutrient to begin with (read: non-kit ginger beer, hard lemonade, etc)