NEIPA Recipe Yeast Amount

[wharf_rat_brewer]

Hi everyone -

I'm planning to brew a small 1 gallon NEIPA batch....specifically, this recipe.

When it comes to the yeast portion of the recipe, I'm confused about the amount of yeast I need. I've only brewed with dry yeast packets, and I'm not sure what the recipe means when it comes to the amount. It just says 2 Each.

Here is the yeast I ordered.

Surely the "2 Each" doesn't mean I need two packages for a 1 gallon batch, does it?

Also, when the recipe says that there are 46 B cells required, and the yeast packaging claims that there are 200 B cells, does that imply I should use a little under half of the yeast pack?

Thanks everyone.

 

[Mark Farrall]

It will mean two of whatever the yeast they use comes in. It can be sachets, tubes, pouch, etc. I'm guessing your original recipe was for a 10 gallon batch, so they wanted two pouches.

For your 1 gallon batch that one pouch will be more than you need. Overpitching isn't the worst thing in the world for a NEIPA, but I'd still only pitch half your pouch. You can put the other half in a sanitised glass jar in the fridge if you're planning on using the yeast in another batch in the next week or so (or as an emergency backup).

 

[wharf_rat_brewer]

Thanks for the reply! I suspected that less than the full pouch would be plenty.

 

[Hawkbox]

Yeah most pouches are sized for 5-6 gallon batches.