when to use nutrients
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when to use nutrients
I tried search engine, but don't quite get the answer simple enough. WHEN do you use nutrients? I I use cream corn or cornmeal or tomato paste (or Turbo Yeast- yuk) I DO NOT need a nutrient? Seems like some of you use nutrients all the time...some not. So...WHEN do you use them (and how much) ? Is their a "section" I need to read that I can't find due to ignorance or impatience?
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Re: when to use nutrients
i use a little nutrient in just about everything, just think nutrient is food for yeast. with out food, yeast is stressed and not efficent, making less ethanol and more off flavors. nutrient is absolutely neccessary in plain sugar washes. your tomato paste/ cornmeal is acting as nutrient, but may not be balanced. that is why i always add atleast a little nutrient. yeast likes food. enough rambling......MK
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Re: when to use nutrients
Thanks so much Mulekicker..........will do.........Maybe DAP............? or what....how much?MuleKicker wrote:i use a little nutrient in just about everything, just think nutrient is food for yeast. with out food, yeast is stressed and not efficent, making less ethanol and more off flavors. nutrient is absolutely neccessary in plain sugar washes. your tomato paste/ cornmeal is acting as nutrient, but may not be balanced. that is why i always add atleast a little nutrient. yeast likes food. enough rambling......MK
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Re: when to use nutrients
there is nothing set in stone, much experimenting, but basics is sugar wash needs nutrients, most fruit can use a small amount of nitrogen
most grains need nothing. if your into experimenting ,with roots,leaves or what ever then your on your own, or you can look up what
you are fermenting and compare that to what yeast need.and also look in beer and wine forums and git ideas. many do a lot more than it appears
like on this site.some of the recipes take months to git just right. flavoring and aging is the same way, you mite try something
and it spoils the whole batch,you know what happens to that.
most grains need nothing. if your into experimenting ,with roots,leaves or what ever then your on your own, or you can look up what
you are fermenting and compare that to what yeast need.and also look in beer and wine forums and git ideas. many do a lot more than it appears
like on this site.some of the recipes take months to git just right. flavoring and aging is the same way, you mite try something
and it spoils the whole batch,you know what happens to that.