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&amp;quot;Diablo&amp;quot;:185kkxsb wrote: Yeah I gave up rehydrating US05, just another infection risk and the instructions on the pack say "sprinkle on to wort". I reckon they know their own yeast better than I do.[/quote:185kkxsb]They say this because they're afraid homebrewers will bodge it up and blame the yeast <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> On the commercial instructions they recommend rehydration. I do tend to rehydrate but I should try pitching it direct to see if it performs as well - do you find it attenuates as well when pitched direct?

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:1tzilhzl wrote: do you find it attenuates as well when pitched direct?[/quote:1tzilhzl]

I don't notice any performance difference. Takes off just as quickly and attenuates fully within about 5 days.