One beer two yeasts, but how?

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disasterjustavoided
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One beer two yeasts, but how?

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Might be a bit extravagent but I'm planning on making a batch of Mild and splitting it in two at the fermentation stage to litterally pitch two yeasts against each other a nottingham (dry) and WLP037 (liquid) to see how they differ. I do have two fermenation bins but both are 30L and I'm a bit concerned there will be too much space at the top of the bins with just 10-15 litres in both. Will this matter too much?

I'm wondering if mashing to a higher OG in my 5 gallon set up, then watering it down at fermentation stage might do the job? Any other suggestions?
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Re: One beer two yeasts, but how?

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The fermentation will give off c02 which will blanket your beer. As long as you don't leave it sitting around for a long time post-fermentation in a bucket then you'll be fine.
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Re: One beer two yeasts, but how?

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Excellent, and cheers for the quick response.
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