liquid yeast

[swoss72]

Just wondering if I use liquid yeast is it mandatory to use nutrients or can I just use the liquid yeast

[Jimbo]

What are you making? Sugar heads generally need nutrients, AG's or fruit musts not (they have enough natural nutrients on their own).

[Danespirit]

All yeast needs some sort of nutrients to thrive..i don't expect the liquid sort to be different.
Keep the yeast happy, and the reward you by pissing in your drink...

[shadylane]

Yeast needs nutrients, sugar etc.
Since liquid yeast is expensive, I always use it to make a starter.
That way the little vial of yeast will be quart sized in a day or two.
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[srs787]

You are spot on shady. A starter is a very good method for building yeast. I use liquid yeast all the time with AG beers, as Jimbo stated, nutrients are needed for some mashes and washes.

[Jimbo]

If you make beer, harvest your yeast into sterilized jars. I use a pint of slurry in a batch of AG, which is usually 70 lbs grain, 28g water. A pint of slurry is probably equivalent to 100 of them little White labs vials or Wyeast smack packs they sell for 5g beer batches.