K kahaas56 Junior Member Joined Mar 10, 2013 Messages 46 Reaction score 1 Mar 11, 2013 #1 just scanning through some posts I have come across the phrase "pitch yeast". What does this mean and when or why is yeast pitched?
just scanning through some posts I have come across the phrase "pitch yeast". What does this mean and when or why is yeast pitched?
Thig Senior Member Joined Sep 14, 2012 Messages 1,037 Reaction score 227 Mar 11, 2013 #2 Nothing magical about it, it just means putting the yeast into the must when the time comes to start the fermentation
Nothing magical about it, it just means putting the yeast into the must when the time comes to start the fermentation
R robie Senior Member Joined Jan 18, 2010 Messages 6,465 Reaction score 206 Mar 11, 2013 #3 Yep, unless one makes a yeast starter/hydrator, it is typically just sprinkled (pitched) right on top of the must and not stirred in.
Yep, unless one makes a yeast starter/hydrator, it is typically just sprinkled (pitched) right on top of the must and not stirred in.
