‘0108/2020 ‘Yeast Pitch Rale and Starter Calculator - Brewers Friend © Brewers friend wean ‘reine Wt Tot! Confidence —— COMMUNITY TOOLS SEARCH BROWSE LEARN NEWBEERRECIPE T-SHIRTS Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator Pitch your yeast lke the pro's do with this easy to use calculator that supports dry yeast, liquid yeast, slury, and starters. Calculates liquid yeast viability based on manufactured date, You get to choose your desired pitch rate In millon cell milliter of wort / degree plato, Also calculates how big ofa starter to make and how much DME to add to that starter. Up to three step-ups are supported, so {you can even start from a yeast slant! Two different growth curves are supported, The first comes from recently published research ‘at Brauikalser, and the second from a study by Chris White. Part 1: Calculate how many yeast cells are required for your batch given your desired pitch r yeast. ind if you have enough Yeast Pitch Rate: Units: US - Gallons / 07 © Metric Liters /g sugar Scale’ © Gravity (12008) OP lato > Wort Gravity 1,060 (1009 (06) Wort Volume: 2 (urers) Target ich Pro Brewer 1.0 (Ale, or High Gravity Ale) (wilion cells mi/ degree plato} Yeast Type Dyredes ory Yeast 1" rams) Amount: & cat densi 5 (olin cells / gram) cll count estates Cells Available: 55 billion cells Pitch Rate Asis: 0.18M cells / mL /°P Target Pitch Rate Cells: 310 billion cells Difference: -255 billion cells [Needs starter (see below), or more yeast. Part 2: Make a starter if required, supports up to 3 step-ups. Yeast Starter - Up To 3 Step-Ups: Starting Yeast Count: $5 (Billion Cells) ‘Enter the number of als you are starting with, o click the rab from above button if you set up your yest nthe previous section. hitps:lwwn-brewerstriend.comlyeast-ptch-ate-and-stater-calculator! 6‘01082020 ‘Yeast Pitch Rale and Starter Calculator - Brewers Friend Starter - Step 1: Starter Size(L) Gravity (1.00) Growth Model and Aeration 18 11036 Brauka\ser Stir Plate ¥ DMERequired: 6.5 07, 184.9 1.4 Intial Cells Per Extract (8/g): 0.30 Growth Rate: Ending Cell Count: 314 billion cells Resulting Pitch Rate: 1.01M cells / mL/°P. Starter meets desired pitching rate! Starter - Step 2:1 Starter - Step 3:0 Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tool Related Posts: + Yeast Pitch Rates Explained + How To Make a Yeast Starter (OG 1.040) + Stir Plates and Growing Brewing Yeast Quickly ‘+ StirStarter Equipment Review How the calculator works: We selected the most commonly accepted figures from manufactures, beer experts, and literature to bring you something that saves you time and makes your beer turn out better! Yeast counts, viability, and growth rates should be treated as estimates. In reality, they depend heavily on factors like temperature, ‘yeast strain health, nutrient levels, yeast generation, the specific strain of yeast, etc. 'you are using liquid yeast, you will be encouraged to do a starter. That alone will take your beer to the next level, Choosing a Pitch Rate - we put you in control: ‘The Target Pitch rate drop down has the following values: + Minimum manufacturer's recommendation: 0.35 (ale only, fresh yeast only) + Middle of the road Pro Brewer 0.75 (ale) + Pro Brewer 1.00 (high gravity ale) + Pro Brewer 150 (minimum for lager) + Pro Brewer 2.0 (high gravity lager) We recommend 0.75 for ales below 1.060 / 15 Plato. High gravity is considered above 1.060 / 15 Plato. Double those numbers for lagers. ‘Glick here to read more about target pitch rates, and where they come from, Dry Yeast- billions of cells per gram: + No one agrees on the number of yeast cells per gram in ry yeast! + This is made more confusing because each yeast strain has different size cells and clumping tendencies. + We put in a reasonable default of 10 billn cells per gram of dry yeast. + Kaiser located a study which reports the following data on dry yeast ranging from 8-18 billion cells per gram: Yeast Bcellsig Safale K-97 4 hitps:lwwn-brewerstriend.comlyeast-ptch-ate-and-stater-calculator! 218