how much yeast?

Question

i would like to know how much brewers yeast i would need per gallon/litre (whatever) to brew some wine or beer

i have books but they all just say "add yeast" without specific measures

Answer 1

I just use an envelope of baking yeast.... but that's prolly like.... 1/2 tablespoon....
good luck

Answer 2

Bakers and brewers yeast are useless for home winemaking. Brewers yeast is for beer, and can tolerate an alcohol by volume of 4 - 5%. You need a level of at least 10% to be able to store wine while it matures. The alcohol acts as a preservative.
Wine yeast can tolerate 12%, and Tokay yeast up to 16% before the yeast all dies of alcohol poisoning and fermentation ceases.
You can buy general purpose wine yeast in sachets or small tubs, and speciality yeasts (eg Bordeaux, Port etc) in sachets.
You use one sachet or 1 teaspoon yeast per gallon, the instructions are usually printed on the packet.

Answer 3

Double Ale

Ingredients:

3 1/2 lbs Amber Malt Extract
8 oz Crystal Malt Grain
4 oz Pale Malt Grain
4 oz Oat Grain (I used Old Fashioned Oats)
1 oz Cascade Hops
1 oz Fuggle Hops
1/2 Teaspoon Irish Moss
1 packet Muntons Ale Yeast
3/8 cup Corn Sugar (priming)


Date Brewed: March 21, 2001

Original Gravity: 1.049

Procedures:

1. Steep Grains for 1/2 hour
2. Strain grains and add to brew pot along with 1 gallon water
3. Add Malt Extract and allow to boil
4. When wort begins to boil, add 1/2 of the Hops and boil for 1 hour
5. After 1 hour, remove hops and add the other 1/2 of hops, boil for 1/2 hour
6. Last 15 minutes of boil, add Irish Moss
7. After chilling, pour into primary fermenter and add water to the 3 gallon mark
8. Pitch yeast

Will make about 2.5 gallons bottled or about a case of 12 oz bottles. Also, I like to pitch the yeast around "blood temperature" or 98 degrees. Last couple of years, I have been doing an open fermentation for the first 12 hours. I use a large grain bag tied over the top. I also do a dry hopping by adding additional hops at this stage.

Answer 4

it has to be brewing yeast - baking yeast will just taste awful. Brewing yeast normally comes in packets measured for a 5 gallon batch, but putting that much in a smaller batch wont hurt.

Answer 5

Wine- 1 pound per 1000 gallons

Answer 6

Do Not Use Health Store Brewers Yeast.It does not work!Purchase Beer,or Winemaking yeast.A Packet will make up to 5 Gallons.Costs between .89-$2.00.

Answer 7

Yeast will grow and expand as long as there is a supply of sugar to consume. 1/2 tsp would be plenty per gallon.

Answer 8

I am afraid I do not know the answer to the question specificaly, but the last time I heard the 1st part was when my ex girlfriend was talking to herself on the way th the STD clinic.

Answer 9

read the packet of brewing yeast

Answer 10

14 grams to 6 gallons

can I come round when it's ready