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# Yeast Pitching Experiment Update 1.1
- URL: https://accidentalis.com/yeast-pitching-experiment-update-1-1/
- Published: 2013-09-11T17:16:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-22T04:36:13.000Z
- Author: Matthew Chrispen
- Tags: Brewer's Notes, Measurement, Process, Rambling, Yeast, brewing, experiment, refractometer, #Migrated-1763650309909, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-20 08:51, #Import 2025-11-20 09:06

Took another refractometer reading today and looks like the underpitch is catching up. I am also at the point where the refractomer is going to be fairly useless to determine accurate gravity readings... so will leave these alone now until next week. At that point I would expect terminal gravity, and additional settling. I tasted the samples since I was able to get fairly clear wort at the top of the jugs.

- Batch A | Half Pitch: 7.75 brix/1.010 SG - sample has a slightly sweet taste with a yeasty bite. Comes with some hop character with a lemony/lime citrus character. This still should drop a bit more and settle.
- Batch B | Control: 7.5 brix/1.008 - sample is at or very near terminal gravity after 3 days. Less sweet than A, but less complex. Definite yeast twang, but some light hop flavor, touch of citrus
- Batch C | Double Pitch: 7.25 brix/1.007 - Strong orange citrus taste and aroma, a bit sour taste - definitely seems yeast related.

Clearly the brix conversions are dodgy, I hesitated to post them, useful only as data points on progress - those are not "accurate" gravities. We will assume at some point in the coming week we will hit terminal gravity.

Next steps:

- Leave these alone until Sunday, 9/15, check and leave alone for another week (2 weeks total primary).
- 9/22, Determine if terminal gravity has been reached, and once it has...
- Careful gravity measurement before packaging, cold crash, fine & documentation, some observation and tasting notes pre-package
- Packaging with corn sugar for bottle conditioning
- Bottle conditioning for 2 weeks
- 1 week or so of lagering in bottle
- Blind tasting

This should put the experiment results out to end of October or early November.