GoFerm

[cuz]

Are GoFerm and Fermaid K interchangeable? I didn't hydrate my yeast or use any nutrient and want to try some GoFerm in my secondary to insure fermentation gets completed. Do you think GoFerm will be effective in secondary fermentation.

SG . about 1.8

 

[cuz]

Or is it too late to add any nutrients.

 

[salcoco]

go-ferm is used when hydrating the yeast, Fermaid-K is a yeast nutrient. dosage for Fermaid-K is 1 gram per gallon can be added after one day of fermentation start or one half one day after fermentation start and the rest at 1/3 depletion of sugar.

 

[cuz]

Thanks salcoco - I am aware of the directions but was just wondering is GoFerm also a nutrient and is there a rule of thumb that says do not add nutrients after the SG hits a certain point.

 

[salcoco]

go-ferm is a yeast energizer normally do not nutrients past about 1020 sg

 

[tradowsk]

GoFerm is meant to be added when the yeast are re-hydrating. It contains a host of various micronutrients that the yeast absorb *when they're rehydrating*. It will not do anything useful if you add it later in fermentation or secondary.

Think of it like this: GoFerm makes sure fermentation starts, Fermaid-K makes sure it keeps going.

 

[RHGibson]

Fermaid-K does contain DAP, so if you don't want to use that, seek out Fermaid-O.