Who rehydrates their yeast nutrient as directed on the bottle?
I understand it is smart to do with SNA in mead due to potential for foaming, but does it help at 10 min left in boil?
Yeah, I rehydrate it in warm water per the directions and add it @ 10 mins. Or at least I got back to doing it - I made a bunch of batches in a row last year forgetting to rehydrate and just adding it @ 10 min. I don’t notice a big difference pitching the right size healthy starter, but I’d rather do it per their directions.
I do the same, but wonder why it is needed. I brew downstairs in the garage and running up to the kitchen to get warm water is a hassle.
Running up stairs is the second reason I stopped drinking during brew days. First is dumb mistakes, third is Texas is too flipping hot.
I don’t really get it either. For cider or mead (no boiling) I can see the purpose of it. Boiling it 10 minutes, not so much, unless it maybe tends to clump more. Haven’t noticed that though.
EDIT - Yeah, can’t drink and brew anymore. I make up for it on tapping days.
Never have.
+1.060
+2 - I didn’t even realize that it was recommended until I read this post.
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I rehydrate … in 5 gallons of boiling liquid
+5
Had to go read my bottle as I don’t remember that ever being a thing. I generally try to follow directions, but for this one I’m sticking with adding it directly, as I’ve never had a dissolving problem.
If I think of using it I throw it in a small jar with some water that I use for rehydrating the powdered Irish moss that I use. I didn’t know it was recommended to rehydrate the nutrient, but the “super moss” needs to be rehydrated.
I nearly always forget to use yeast nutrient. But, I remembered it last brew day, added it at 10 minutes (not rehydrated, who knew that was an option) and fermentation took off faster than I recall seeing in a long time.
For whatever that’s worth.
^^^ This
Ive often wondered though, how much of my wyeast nutrient is getting pulled to the bottom by my whirlfloc. But im not curious enought to send a side by side experiment sample to a lab. And I highly doubt I could taste a difference between the two in the final product. Frankly, I add nutrients out of habit
Your yeast probably thank you. 
I’ll bet they do. The stuff is so cheap, why not… right?